Leamouth Peninsula Approved
18.04.11
Detailed planning permission has been awarded by the local planning authorities for one of the plots to stand on Ballymore's Leamouth Peninsula development in the east of London. Masterplanned by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, this particular part of the 1,700 apartment project also known as Orchard Place has been designed by Glenn Howells and consists of a 19-storey residential tower that will sit on site H on the southern fringe of the site.Containing 162 apartments in the high-rise portion of the scheme with residents able to enjoy four separate sky gardens, one of which is a massive square void that cuts through the centre of the building opening its insides up. The lower-rise portion will have a new public art gallery in it as part of the community element of the Leamouth Peninsula project. In addition to this there will be a number of ground floor retail and commercial outlets to try and animate the streets around it. Previously delayed thanks to the 2008 world financial crisis, and the need to split the scheme up into several phases so it would be more commercially feasible, construction on the Howells' designed tower is due to begin in the winter of 2011 with completion set for 2014 kicking off the beginning of phase one.
A team led by SOM has won planning for its revised 165,000sq m Leamouth Peninsula scheme in east London. The huge residential-led development, for developer and Ballymore subsidiary Clearstorm, is located on a 4.7ha brownfield site between Canning Town and the East India Dock basin close to the Olympic Park. It also involves Glenn Howells, John Pardey Architects, Jestico & Whiles and Lovejoys, and completes 5th Studio’s “Fat Walk” from the Olympic site. A spokeswoman for masterplanner SOM said the revised scheme would deliver a free-standing cultural centre plus more open space and less car-parking provision than the 2007 scheme. “Overall, the masterplan is a balancing act between natural and man-made landscapes, exposed and enclosed outdoor spaces, public and private amenities and the need for individuality as well as cohesion in its architecture,” she added. Residential buildings of varying heights will acommodate 1,700 new housing units and the scheme also includes flexible workspace, local shops, restaurants and cafés. Orientation is used to maximise direct sunlight, natural daylight and ventilation to internal building spaces and the public realm. Resolution to grant planning approval was given by the lead planning authority, the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation.