Gareth Gwynne

Strategic Development Committee - Wednesday, 9th October, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The meeting made decisions on three planning applications. Two deferred applications were granted and one deferred application was again deferred.

Strategic Development Committee - Wednesday, 28th August, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The Strategic Development Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Wednesday 28 August 2024 and made two decisions. A decision on application PA/22/00731 at 4-5 Harbour Exchange Square was deferred so that the applicant could be asked to consider whether the number of family-sized homes that the scheme would provide could be increased. An application, PA/23/02375, for the redevelopment of the former Westferry Printworks at 235 West Ferry Road was approved subject to conditions and the completion of a Section 106 legal agreement. A decision on application PA/21/02707 at the Whitechapel Road Development Site was deferred to allow committee members to undertake a site visit.

Strategic Development Committee - Tuesday, 16th July, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The Strategic Development Committee approved planning permission and listed building consent for redevelopment of the former London Chest Hospital on Bonner Road, and approved the Council's observations on a Reserved Matters Application for Plot 1 of the Bishopsgate Goodsyard development. The committee deferred a decision on a planning application for a residential development at 4 & 5 Harbour Exchange Square pending a site visit. Councillor Iqbal Hossain was appointed as Vice-Chair of the committee for the municipal year 2024/25.

Strategic Development Committee - Tuesday, 14th May, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The meeting focused on several key topics, including the approval of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge at Ailsa Wharf, the redevelopment of Caxton Hall Community Centre, and procedural matters related to the Bishopsgate Goods Yard and the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC).

Strategic Development Committee - Wednesday, 3rd April, 2024 5.30 p.m.

The council meeting focused on reviewing a strategic development application for the former News International site, now proposed for redevelopment into residential and commercial spaces. The committee unanimously approved the application, which includes significant provisions for affordable housing and a logistics wharf pre-application presentation.