Third time lucky as £1bn printworks plan set for green light
Top Stories Tamfitronics The £1bn redevelopment of what was Europe’s largest printworks is set for approval, nine years after plans were first submitted.Officers at Tower Hamlets council have recommended conditional approval of the residential-led Westferry Printworks scheme, which will occupy a 61,500 square metre site near Canary Wharf in London. A contractor has not yet been appointed, although Mace is acting as development manager for developer Northern & Shell.Tower Hamlets council will meet later today (28 August) to decide whether to follow the officers’ recommendation and grant the revised scheme permission subject to planning conditions including £652,000 towards construction skills training and 20 per cent local construction labour.The planning application is the third proposal for the site since 2015.If approved, the new development will provide 1,358 homes, a secondary school for 1,200 pupils, and 6,200...