Councils divided over Bishopsgate Goodsyard development

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Hackney says it objects to design despite ‘support in principle’ while Tower Hamlets says project should be approved

Hackney and Tower Hamlets councils have published their planning recommendations for the Bishopsgate Goodsyard project ahead of London mayor Sadiq Khan making a decision on the scheme next month. 

The 10-acre mixed-use development in Shoreditch is being masterminded by a joint venture team of Hammerson and Ballymore which submitted its revised proposals for the City-fringe site to the Greater London Authority last July.

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