Populo Living’s Carpenters Estate regen plans approved

By Joey Gardiner2022-05-27T09:41:00

Populo Living James Riley Point plans approved Carpenters Estate Newham_Courtyard view_Image credit Procter and Matthews Architects

Notorious James Riley Point tower will be stripped back to its core and rebuilt to Passivhaus standard

Council-owned housebuilder Populo Living has received permission to revamp and extend a high-rise social housing tower on the 1960s Carpenters Estate next to the former Olympic Park in east London.

The developer, owned by Newham Council, has won permission from the London Legacy Development Corporation for 136 homes, of which 94% will be a social rent level, plus a new community centre and sports centre.

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