London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets has played a significant role in the social, political and economic history of London. Over the centuries, the borough has been a focal point for London and the UK, acting as a key trading route to the east from Central London. Today, the Borough has grown into a well-connected, world-class hub for financial, technological and creative industries, with the energy, drive, capacity and personality to become an exciting place to live, work, spend leisure time as well as become the setting for future innovations in subjects such as the Life Sciences.

A new Local Plan, adopted in January 2020, sets out how the area will grow and develop from now until 2031. It identifies how many new homes, especially affordable new homes, jobs and services are needed to support a young and growing population, and where and how they should be provided. It will also shape how our places will look, and feel and influence the way that our diverse and valuable communities interact with each other, local facilities and the spaces around them. It also provides a series of policies focussed on managing this substantial growth and sharing the benefits. These ensure development is well-designed, accessible, safe and respects and enhances the environment, our unique built heritage and can be delivered alongside new infrastructure and local services.

Complete information on the borough’s Local Plan can be found here.

OPPORTUNITY LONDON 2021, NLA LONDON BOROUGHS REPORT - TOWER HAMLETS

Tower-Hamlets.pdf

Contributors Sorted by recent

Yasmin Ali

Debra Richards

Patrick Scally

Dr Agnieszka Zimnicka

Gareth Gywnne

Shahi Mofozil

Michael Ritchie

Lucia Cerrada

Roberto Bruni

Duncan Brown

Aman Dalvi OBE

David Williams

Contact Details

London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Mulberry Place
2nd Floor
5 Clove Crescent
London
E14 2BG

Tel: 020 7364 5009
Web: www.towerhamlets.gov.uk

Projects Sorted by recent

Tideway: King Edward Memorial Park Foreshore

Under Construction

As part of the Tideway project to upgrade London’s sewer infrastructure, the Foreshore combines massive below-ground structures with an extension of the park above for the local community.

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Bartlett Park

Built

Levitt Bernstein’s landscape masterplan for Bartlett Park reinvents this well-loved Poplar greenspace, realising under-sold opportunities to connect existing green and blue infrastructure assets.

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Chanarin Residence

Built

This mixed-use project created a gallery, office space, large family home and cottage from the footprint of a house and garden of 1720 in Spitalfields.

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Clichy Estate

Planning Granted

Replacing three ageing council blocks in East London, the Clichy Estate regeneration will provide 412 much-needed new homes and a mosque within a diverse and sustainable community.

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DLR Underline Activation

Built

A project bringing new temporary uses to the spaces under the DLR tracks in the Isle of Dogs, turning underused land into social spaces providing opportunities for the community to come together.

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Globe Town Market Square

Proposed

Refurbishment of Globe Town market square. The proposal includes tree planting, seating, new lighting with integrated power for traders, SuDs, planters and space for community performance.

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Bancroft Estate, Tower Hamlets

Planning Granted

Redevelopment of two sites on the Bancroft Estate currently used as a tenants hall and garages to provide 33 new affordable homes and new community space.

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Tower Hill Terrace Courtyard Garden

Built

Tower Hill Terrace, the redevelopment of a underutilised paved area to the Grade I listed All Hallows-by-the-Tower Anglican church. This included new landscaping, furniture, lighting, power & refuge.

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