Thread by @Andrewwood17

Manhattan?
Last night at 1st Tall Building workshop for the 1st time TH Council has used the @VUCITY_ 3D model to full effect, to model what the IoD MIGHT look like if development continues apace on the IoD
They added in pink what potential development sites could look like
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Blue - consented & started work (even if some later stopped)
Yellow - consented but not started yet
Red - planning application in the system
Pink - a forecast of what might come
Views from Greenwich now versus forecast
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The forecast sites are all in site allocations & tall building zones where TH Council want tall development
But the pink forecasts can also be a message to developers this is the height/scale we the Council are comfortable with
There will be a battle to come over the detail
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And on the online meeting last night I recognised many people working for the big local developers (but no other Cllrs!)
They may want to challenge how 'low' some of those pink buildings are!
I am aware of other potential developments not added to the Vucity 3D model
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I did point out contradiction between their draft principle 4 where tall buildings should go "good infrastructure provision & public transport accessibility"
Large parts of IoD do not have great public transport access (see TfL heat map 2031, darker the colour, better access)
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But it is clear that parts of TH Council are thinking about what the next phase of development looks like & where to focus it
Unfortunately, that is not true of other parts of the Council
The next 3 meetings are in picture, covering different areas
talk.towerhamlets.gov.uk/tallbuildings
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Also in the link is a survey
You can see the full presentation, as the @IsleofDogsForum has added it to their website (in the tall building section)
isleofdogsforum.com/other-planning…
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