14-Tower London Borough Project Wins Approval

The London Borough of Redbridge has granted approval to Weston Homes and partner Tesco to transform a 10.4-acre store and carpark site in Goodmayes into Lorimer Village, a GBP500-million (US$708-million) mixed-use urban village development, Weston Homes reported in May. The project will provide 1,280 new homes, a replacement Tesco store, thousands of square feet of commercial space, a new school and community space. Construction is expected to start in early 2022 and take eight years to complete. The development will provide 14 medium-rise residential towers ranging from 10 to 22 stories, with biodiverse and brown roofs and connected by a podium to form nine linked buildings. The buildings are designed around a civic square, four large, landscaped podium courtyards and tree-lined pedestrian boulevards linked to a new rail station. Of the new homes, 415 will be set aside as affordable.