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Housing minister approves controversial Henley Halebrown tower

By 2022-07-06T09:51:00

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Approval for “outstanding” 20-storey scheme upheld despite contravening local plan height requirements

Housing minister Stuart Andrew has approved Henley Halebrown’s 20-storey residential tower in west London which had attracted opposition due to its height.

A planning inspector’s decision to grant approval to the 133-home Edith Summerskill House development in Hammersmith & Fulham has been upheld by Andrew, who felt the ‘outstanding design quality’ of the scheme outweighed the fact it is not in a location that ordinarily would be permitted to have a high building.

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