Barratt Homes wins approval for 1000-home Tower Hamlets scheme

Barratt Homes has won strategic planning approval for its 1000-home scheme on the site of St Andrew’s Hospital in Tower Hamlets.

London mayor Boris Johnson has approved the development, which will also feature a 27-storey tower and a £4.6m healthcare facility for Bromley-by-Bow residents.

Half of the units will be affordable homes and the development will also include 1ha of public open space.

The scheme will be developed by Barratt Homes and Circle Anglia in a joint venture with the London Development Agency.

Johnson said: “We must not be downbeat and cannot halt construction in the capital – we need to continue to spend wisely and support these developments, as continued investment will sustain jobs so we are ready to compete in the global market when the upturn arrives.”