A planned 35-storey tower near the River Thames in east London has been scaled back due to concerns over its potential impact on a nearby World Heritage Site.
Developer Criterion Capital was advised by Greenwich Council to lower the height of its Enderby Place project by two floors following feedback from local community groups.
The revised scheme, if approved, will include 564 new homes and commercial space across three blocks on Telcon Way in East Greenwich. The Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site had previously expressed concerns about the project's visual impact on the historic area.
Tim Barnes of the Greenwich Society had also argued in a May meeting that the development would be visually intrusive from multiple viewpoints. In response, Criterion Capital’s representative, Tim Bysted, emphasized that Enderby Place offers a significant opportunity to provide "much-needed housing" for the borough.
In the revised proposal, the tallest tower has been reduced to 33 storeys, while the two neighboring blocks have been slightly increased from 23 to 24 storeys. Despite the changes, the total number of homes remains the same.
Greenwich Council will review the revised Enderby Place proposal at a later date. Photo by "Fin Fahey", Wikimedia commons.