A planning application approved by Tower Hamlets permits the construction of a new office building that will dominate one of the Boundary Estate's historic courtyards.

People from buildings surrounding this development and the larger community have come together to create this campaign to fund a judicial review challenging the council’s decision.

The development will dominate one of the Boundary Estate’s courtyards. It will be visible from street level. Residents of Wargrave House, Shiplake House, Walker House, and 22 Calvert Avenue will look directly onto this modern structure.

Residential buildings surrounding the courtyard are Grade II Listed, dating to the 1890s. The Boundary Estate, famous as the first government-funded municipal housing project in the UK, is a landmarked conservation area with special notice given to its unique period architecture, open spaces, views, and light. The prevailing character of the area is ‘residential’.

If allowed to go ahead, after more than a year of foundation and building works, we will have a permanent modern structure diminishing the unique appearance and character of this historic corner of Shoreditch. Despite already high density, we can expect new commercial tenants and increased traffic, parking demands, and noise.

We believe the council’s development committee committed a legal error in their decision, and a judicial review is likely to overturn it.

One councillor on the development committee was not allowed to vote on the plans: if he had been able to, and had voted against (as he has indicated), the planning application would have been refused.

Your contribution to this campaign will fund a court-challenged review, and hopefully stop this developer from inflicting damage on our community, and permanently changing the fabric of the Boundary Conservation Estate.

Please donate now, and share this campaign with anyone interested in the Boundary Estate. 

For further information, please visit: http://bit.ly/walker_house