Developer rejects council claims over ‘mutant’ Woolwich towers

Mast Quay II montage

Source: Royal Borough of Greenwich

Demolition call for 204 home scheme “misrepresents situation”, firm insists

The developer responsible for a 204-home towers scheme in south London has accused the Royal Borough of Greenwich of presenting the public with false information about the project to support its case for the newly-completed scheme to be demolished.

Last month Greenwich issued Comer Homes Group with an enforcement notice calling for the Mast Quay Phase II development to be taken down because of a litany of significant differences between the planning permission granted in 2012 and the version of the scheme that was completed last year.

Cabinet member for regeneration Aidan Smith said the built-out version of the Woolwich scheme, which has towers of 23 and 15 storeys – as well as lower-rise elements, was a “mutant development” and a “blight on the landscape, local conservation zone and heritage assets and views”.

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