A reminder that Tower Hamlets has the highest housing targets to deliver in the country (38% more then Birmingham 2nd despite being much smaller!)
Had to deliver 10,146 new homes
Delivered 9,344 in 3 years
If you miss targets it makes it harder to
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-delivery-test-2021-measurement…
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Key issue for Westferry Printworks
Tower Hamlets has missed its housing delivery targets set by the Mayor of London
Over last 3 years needed to deliver 11,002 homes in total (highest in country) but only delivered 8,106!
74% of target
Government rules
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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-delivery-test-2020-measurement…
means that TH Council will probably welcome a new planning application by Northern & Shell for Westferry Printworks for circa 1,200 homes (more on this later)
Even 1,200 homes is only 12% of last 3 years targets (which are set by the Mayor of London)
And Mayor of Tower Hamlets
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A reminder we have been set some big housing targets to deliver
Tower Hamlets Council says a minimum of 31,209 new homes between 2016 & 2031
Mayor of London minimum 29,000 but has modeled 38,000 or 49,000 extra homes
We had 23,000 homes in 2019 in the Isle of Dogs & S Poplar
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Total housing targets in England over 3 years 625,151
Tower Hamlets has to deliver 1.6% which means the Isle of Dogs & South Poplar area has to deliver close to 1% of Englands housing in an area you can walk across in 30 minutes!
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Forgot to say that the housing targets for TH are not for the whole Borough as the area near the Olympic Stadium has a separate target for the London Legacy Development Corporation (in green) which is responsible for planning decisions in that area + a part of Newham & Hackney
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