Key Details

Overview

Calico Wharf is a residential-led mixed-use development on 2.39ha by River Lea in London E14.

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The first phase launched is Morris Apartments comprising 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments.

Amenities
- Bicycle storage
- Fully equipped gym
- Private residents’ lounge
- Future café and retail offering in next door
- Private gardens and the adjacent public river walk

Regeneration of one of the last remaining brownfield sites in Tower Hamlets.

History

Known as Ailsa Wharf until 2021.

2018 April - Chinese developer Country Garden, in partnership with a Hong Kong fund, acquires Ailsa Wharf development from developers Galliard and Lindhill. The builder bought the residential site for about £80 million and plans to turn it into a £400 million development of 785 homes.

2017 December - Planning permission for:
Demolition of existing structures/buildings and the redevelopment of the site for a mixed-use scheme providing 782 residential units (C3) and 1,941 sqm GIA commercial floorspace (A1/A3/B1/D1/D2) within a series of thirteen building blocks varying between 3 and 16 storeys (maximum AOD height of 56.8); the creation of a new access road and the realignment of Ailsa Street; the provision of cycle and car parking spaces; and associated site-wide landscaping and public realm works. Designed by Stockwool for developer Ailsa Wharf Developments Ltd. Tower Hamlets Council application ref. no. PA/16/02692.

References:
1. Tower Hamlets Planning towerhamlets.gov.uk