Former Westferry Printworks, 235 Westferry Road, London, E14

1. 1.- The proposed development would deliver only 10% affordable housing, which represents a significant shortfall against the requirements of the London Plan and the Tower Hamlets Local Plan. The applicant has failed to robustly demonstrate that a higher level of affordable housing could not be viably achieved to optimise affordable housing delivery. As such, the proposal fails to accord with policies H4 and H5 of the London Plan (2021) and policies S.H1 and D.H2 of the Local Plan (2020).
2. 2.- The appearance of the proposed development within the setting of the Old Royal Naval College would cause harm to the Outstanding Universal Value the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. The public benefits arising from the development would not outweigh the identified less than substantial harm. The proposal is therefore contrary to the London Plan (including Policies H4, H5, HC1 and HC2), the Tower Hamlets Local Plan policies S.H1, D.H2, D.DH4 and S.DH5 and S.DH3 which relate to affordable housing and heritage conservation, and the National Planning Policy Framework, particularly paragraphs 212 and 215, which require that less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets be outweighed by public benefits.
3. 3.- The appearance of the proposed development within the setting of Tower Bridge (Grade I listed), the Former St Paul’s Presbyterian Church (Grade II listed), Millwall Wharf warehouse group (Grade II listed) and the Chapel House Conservation Area would cause harm to the contribution made by the setting to architectural interest and the ability to appreciate the heritage significance of these assets. The public benefits arising from the development would not outweigh the less than substantial harm identified to the significance of these heritage assets. The proposal is therefore contrary to the London Plan (including Policies H4, H5, HC1 and HC2), the Tower Hamlets Local Plan policies S.H1, D.H2, D.DH4 and S.DH5 and S.DH3 which relate to affordable housing and heritage conservation, and the National Planning Policy Framework, particularly paragraphs 212 and 215, which require that less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets be outweighed by public benefits

From the council's decision notice.

Application type

Variation / Removal Condition (TCPA S73)

Scale / size

Large

Number of dwellings

1358

Date validated

23 December 2025

Consultation expiry

13 February 2026

Consultation end

13 February 2026

Target decision date

14 April 2026

Committee meeting

1 April 2026

Agent

DP9 Ltd

Agent address

100 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5NQ

Statutory period

112 days

Last advertised

15 January 2026

Site notice start

14 January 2026

Documents

326