The Strategic Development Committee meeting on 09 October 2024 considered several significant planning applications, including a major mixed-use redevelopment at the former Westferry Printworks and a life sciences development in Whitechapel. The committee also reviewed deferred items from previous meetings, specifically applications concerning 4-5 Harbour Exchange Square and the Whitechapel Road Development Site.

The committee granted planning permission for the comprehensive redevelopment of the former Westferry Printworks at 235 Westferry Road, London, which will include 1,358 residential units, a secondary school, commercial and community uses, and associated infrastructure. They also granted planning permission for the redevelopment of the Whitechapel Road Development Site for flexible life science purpose uses, alongside supporting commercial, community, research, and teaching facilities. However, the consideration of the application for 4-5 Harbour Exchange Square was deferred to establish if the scheme could incorporate more family-sized units.