HTA-designed block will include homes and industrial space

Plans for a mixed-use tower in south London have been approved by Southwark council.

The borough has green-lit proposals for developer Fifth State’s Ilderton Wharf development in South Bermondsey.

The HTA-designed scheme will include student accommodation, affordable housing and industrial space.

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Source: HTA Design

The enitire scheme will include more than 500 homes

The student component will feature 477 rooms within a 27-storey building, with communal amenities, co-working facilities and a cafe.

In a 13-storey shoulder block, 79 affordable homes will be built while the scheme will also include 18,800sq ft of industrial floorspace.

The site, which is in the Old Kent Road Opportunity Area and lies near South Bermondsey station, is currently vacant but was previously occupied by Jewson and used as a builders’ merchants.

Others working on the scheme include building services engineer CGP MEP, structural engineer Expedition and environmental consultant RWDI.