LondonPreneurConcerns about children growing up in high-rises with unreliable lifts and limited play space have sparked fresh criticism of Tower Hamlets’ tall-buildings plan. Opposition councillors warn a major expansion of tower zones risks creating homes families “don’t want to live in”.
Developers could be allowed to construct tall buildings across much of Tower Hamlets under a proposed new council policy. Tower Hamlets Council leaders say expanding the areas where tall buildings are allowed will help tackle the affordable housing crisis, but opposition councillors say this risks making the borough a “concrete jungle”.
Speaking at a council meeting on Wednesday (19th), Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman said the proposed change is necessary in the densely-populated, inner London borough. Rahman, of the ruling Aspire party, said: “In the country’s most densely populated borough, space is limited. We cannot grow outward, so we will grow upward – expanding tall building zones to unlock height, density and faster delivery.”
