Limehouse hotel given Tower Hamlets council approval
PLANS for a 252-room hotel on the edge of Canary Wharf have been given the go-ahead. Tower Hamlets council gave the green light for the empty site in West India Dock Road to be transformed into a part three, four and 16-storey building. As well as 252 r
PLANS for a 252-room hotel on the edge of Canary Wharf have been given the go-ahead.
Tower Hamlets council gave the green light for the empty site in West India Dock Road to be transformed into a part three, four and 16-storey building.
As well as 252 rooms, the hotel will include a restaurant, caf�, bar and conference rooms.
And the Atich Group which is behind the plans says the development will provide around 150 jobs for young people.
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The council's Strategic Development Committee discussed the application in February.
But at the time members said they were "minded to refuse it" as it was too bulky, would have a big impact on the surrounding area, there had not been an adequate amount of public consultation and it would lead to the loss of car parking spaces.
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But councillors gave their approval the second time round, as developers offered a payment of �125,000 towards leisure and recreation facilities in the area as part of the Section 106 contributions.
