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Media tycoon's plans to slash affordable homes at £1 billion scheme set to be thrown out

Latest twist in saga to develop Westferry Printworks site
The proposed Westferry Printworks development. (Westferry Developments)
The proposed Westferry Printworks development. (Westferry Developments)
CoStar News
March 31, 2026 | 1:47 P.M.

Tower Hamlets council is set to throw out revisions lodged by developer and media tycoon Richard Desmond aimed at cutting the amount of affordable homes at a contentious £1 billion residential scheme on the Westferry Printworks site in east London.

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