Proposed layout of the area created by Create Streets
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In a move to redevelop the unused areas around Shadwell a local parish church group, St George in the East, have organised a proposal to fill the empty space with “genuinely” affordable housing.
The initiative aims to tackle the pressing housing shortage in Tower Hamlets, where statistics from 2021 indicate that one out of every six residents resides in overcrowded housing. The demand for new housing developments is keenly felt within the community.
More than 100 local residents congregated near the project site, situated just a short distance from St George-in-the East.
Among them were the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, and London’s Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, Tom Copley.
They were accompanied by students from St Paul’s Whitechapel, a local Church of England primary school, as well as members from the East London and Darul Ummah Mosques, all of whom have provided support throughout the campaign’s progression.
Angus Ritchie and Bishop Adrian Newman at the Shadwell rail yard Credit: Mike Brooke
This isn’t the first time that the group have attempted to get this over the line.
Back in 2018 the site was initially claimed by a newly set-up land trust who were to work in tandem with the parish group. However, with Covid-19 the plans were soon derailed.
There is now new hope for the project as The Bishop of London, the Rt Revd Dame Sarah Mullally, visited the site on Monday to give the proposal full backing.
It is hoped this will expedite the process of application, something that held the project back when it was first announced.
Rt Revd Dame Sarah Mullally addressing campaigners at the site Credit: Brendan Foster/Diocese of London
Tower Hamlets council declined to comment on the proposal and their relationship with the campaign group.
In a video curated by Create Streets, a housing advisory group set up in 2012 by Nicholas Boys Smith ‘out of frustration with the low quality of too much recent development and of irrational decision-making’, they showcase the progress the campaign has made behind the scenes.
With fully fledged designs and planning submitted the community-led Shadwell development is finally here.
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StandfirstA community led scheme has succeeded in gaining approval for new affordable homes for 'genuinely' affordable prices.
In a move to redevelop the unused areas around Shadwell a local parish church group, St George in the East, have organised a proposal to fill the empty space with “genuinely” affordable housing.
The initiative aims to tackle the pressing housing shortage in Tower Hamlets, where statistics from 2021 indicate that one out of every six residents resides in overcrowded housing. The demand for new housing developments is keenly felt within the community.
More than 100 local residents congregated near the project site, situated just a short distance from St George-in-the East.
Among them were the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, and London’s Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, Tom Copley.
They were accompanied by students from St Paul’s Whitechapel, a local Church of England primary school, as well as members from the East London and Darul Ummah Mosques, all of whom have provided support throughout the campaign’s progression.
Angus Ritchie and Bishop Adrian Newman at the Shadwell rail yard Credit: Mike Brooke
This isn’t the first time that the group have attempted to get this over the line.
Back in 2018 the site was initially claimed by a newly set-up land trust who were to work in tandem with the parish group. However, with Covid-19 the plans were soon derailed.
There is now new hope for the project as The Bishop of London, the Rt Revd Dame Sarah Mullally, visited the site on Monday to give the proposal full backing.
It is hoped this will expedite the process of application, something that held the project back when it was first announced.
Rt Revd Dame Sarah Mullally addressing campaigners at the site Credit: Brendan Foster/Diocese of London
Tower Hamlets council declined to comment on the proposal and their relationship with the campaign group.
In a video curated by Create Streets, a housing advisory group set up in 2012 by Nicholas Boys Smith ‘out of frustration with the low quality of too much recent development and of irrational decision-making’, they showcase the progress the campaign has made behind the scenes.
With fully fledged designs and planning submitted the community-led Shadwell development is finally here.
