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Revealed: Plans for UK's tallest residential tower in East London

East London will be the home to the UK’s tallest residential building after plans were approved by Tower Hamlets Council, and the Mayor of London decided against vetoing the project.

The 68-storey South Quay Plaza, on the Isle of Dogs in east London, will reach a height of 722ft (220m) and will provide 888 residential units, 188 of which will be classed as ‘affordable’.

The project on Marsh Wall near Canary Wharf, which is expected to take five years, also includes a smaller 36-storey tower. Construction is set to start in 2016 and three existing commercial buildings will be demolished in the process.

In a statement, Tower Hamlets Council said: “This will deliver new homes to our borough - 188 of which will be affordable - and will be a big part of our plans to transform the South Quay area into a thriving dockside neighbourhood.”

Forum secretary Andrew Wood, who is also a Conservative councillor for Canary Wharf, said: “Our main concern is that there is a completely inadequate play space for children and it is on an island, there are only two ways off the Isle of Dogs. What we want is a proper strategy for the area.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .