15 Westferry Road - The Pride - A world-class landmark building
15 Westferry Road | The Pride| A world-class landmark building
Glenkerrin, the Irish property developer who paid £32million for the site the former dock worker’s pub this spring, has re-submitted its planning application for 15 Westferry Road, called The Pride.
This week the developer posted its Autumn 2008 Newsletter to all the local residents informing them of their application and plans for the site. The newsletter describes the developers plans as ‘a landmark building’ and states that there will be a total of 430 new apartments, comprising of affordable housing as well as a five star hotel with accompanying facilities.
The newsletter also talks about the developers neighboring site further along the Isle of Dogs, 443-451 Westferry Road called Island Point. The developer wants its application for The Pride and Island Point to be treated as one.
Government regulations require any developer to provide 40 per cent social housing on a scheme. But the Irish developer is looking to transfer the majority of its affordable units to Island Point, Glenkerrin has argued that the decision to load the social housing onto Island Point was made as the tower at The Pride would not be suitable for families.
In July 2008 The Wharf newspaper reported that this proposal was badly received by local residents as well the Blackwall and Cubitt Town councillor Phil Briscoe, who The Wharf quotes as saying “It seems like an unusual amount to push off-site. It’s a very dangerous precedent. Everyone wants a mixed and sustainable community, and this doesn’t seem to offer that.”
MORE ON THE PRIDE AND ISLAND POINT
- The Wharf - Island scheme to set “dangerous precedent”?
- Glenkerrin - Island Point E14
- Glenkerrin - The Pride
- Download the Glenkerrin Autumn Newsletter on The Pride
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