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The 2,000-home regeneration of the Teviot Estate in east London has been delayed after the local council raised concerns about loss of daylight and overlooking.

Developer Hill and social landlord Poplar Harca sent architect BPTW back to the drawing board to redesign four towers on the 8.3ha estate redevelopment, which was originally scheduled to start construction last month.

It is the second delay to have hit the scheme after it was redesigned to add second staircases following the introduction of fire safety requirements for additional means of escape in buildings above 18m in the event of a fire.

First submitted for planning in June last year, the scheme consists of 21 building plots and blocks up to 30 storeys in height on the site of the existing 1950s estate in Poplar.

Since submission, discussions with Tower Hamlets council and statutory consultees following an independent review of the scheme鈥檚 proposed daylight impacts have resulted in changes to the massing of four buildings and the footprint of one tower.

The amendments have seen two 24-storey towers heightened by two storeys, a pair of linked 18-storey towers combined into one 22-storey block and another tower increased from 16 to 19 storeys.

An open space at the centre of the development has also been increased in size by 456 sq m and a play space has been relocated to the open space as part of the redesign, which was submitted as a fresh design and access statement in March.

BPTW鈥檚 amendments follow concerns raised by Tower Hamlets following the submission of the scheme鈥檚 original hybrid planning application over the massing of buildings along the site鈥檚 eastern boundary along the A12 road.

The council also questioned the distance between the proposed buildings and the level of overlooking between homes.

Paul Dooley, director of development and regeneration at Poplar Harca, speaking on behalf of the landlord and Hill Group, said: 鈥淲e needed to update our plans to meet the requirements of the new 星空传媒 Safety Act, ensuring all buildings over six storeys high have a second staircase.

鈥漌e have submitted the planning application to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for their consideration and have been working alongside their planning team to ensure we update designs based on their recommendations.

鈥漈his includes enhancing the spacing around homes to provide residents with greater separation, privacy, and a more enjoyable living environment.鈥�

A Tower Hamlets spokesperson said: 鈥淧lanning permission for Teviot Estate is progressing, with our Planning Officers working closely with Poplar Harca and Hill Developments to ensure any issues with the application are addressed.鈥�

The scheme would be split into four phases and contain up to 1,923 homes, which has not changed following the redesign of four buildings. Hill and Poplar Harca are targeting a planning committee date at Tower Hamlets council in June.

The project team also includes planning consultant Lichfields, structural and civil engineer Lichfields, transport consultant Waterman, landscape architect Outerspace and accessibility consultant David Bonnett Associates.