Docklands tower gets planning after design tweaked following fire brigade concerns

By Jim Dunton2022-04-04T06:00:00

Source: Morris & Co / Ballymore

Morris & Co’s 52-storey buiding hit headlines after it emerged skyscraper had only one set of stairs

Morris & Co has secured planning permission for a 52-storey residential tower in east London after reworking its designs to include a second staircase following safety concerns from the London Fire Brigade.

The practice’s 421-home proposals, drawn up for Anglo-Irish developer Ballymore, were pulled from a Tower Hamlets strategic development committee agenda in January when the strength of LFB’s feelings about the lack of a second means of fire escape became apparent.

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