Estate agents are still advertising viewings at ‘mutant’ flats – even after council ordered developers to raze South London tower blocks to the ground over planning law breach

Property brokers are nonetheless promoting viewings for the ‘mutant’ South London flats which the Labour-led council has ordered builders to raze because of a planning legislation breach, MailOnline can reveal right now. 

An e mail was despatched round however many residents of the tower blocks, which comprise 205 flats, came upon their properties have been earmarked for destruction by information reviews. Some have been pressured to strategy the entrance desk for extra info right now after studying about it.

The Royal Borough of Greenwich has issued an enforcement discover in opposition to Comer Properties Group and the developer has been advised to fully tear down its Mast Quay Section II residential towers in Woolwich which have been initially authorized in 2012.

The Labour-led council mentioned the blocks, certainly one of which is 23 storeys tall, are ‘considerably totally different’ to the authorized plans and are actually in breach of planning permission.

Some residents complained the standard of the property was so poor that they welcomed the demolition, whereas others have been dumfounded how nobody from the council observed the years-long venture was going awry.

Woolwich residents reported they acquired an announcement that includes 26 issues mistaken with the property, the place a carparking house reportedly prices £250 a month and one-bed flats hire for £1,750 a month.

They did not create a roof high terrace, as promised on the planning software, nor did they make their gymnasium and floor ground residences step-free, and the general ground plan was mentioned to be outsized.

One nameless lady rushed throughout the forecourt to talk to the reception, and on her approach mentioned: ‘I obtained an e mail saying “replace on the planning enforcement” and I used to be like, what planning enforcement?’

One other resident, who labored in housing and wouldn’t give his named, mentioned he was ‘shocked’ it was being knocked down, and that the property brokers at Hamptons, who’ve an on-site workplace, have been nonetheless giving viewings to potential renters.

He mentioned: ‘I used to be shocked that it is come to this.

‘I am a bit confused why they have been nonetheless conducting viewings in the event that they know it is going to be demolished, I noticed individuals over the weekend.

‘I simply need to know what the plans are, do we have to begin wanting now? Do we have to begin packing now?

‘It will likely be a waste of cash, it was create individuals pointless issues.

‘[The council] ought to have been checking and keeping track of it. I simply do not see how our council may let one thing like this be constructed with out checking in about what’s taking place. So either side there are a number of poor choices.’

Council chief Anthony Okereke mentioned the choice had not been taken evenly however mentioned he believed it’s ‘cheap and proportionate to the dimensions and seriousness of the scenario’.

He added: ‘Mast Quay Section II represents two outstanding high-rise buildings on Woolwich’s riverside that simply are usually not adequate, and the rationale that they don’t seem to be adequate is as a result of the event that was given planning permission will not be the one which we are able to all see earlier than us right now.

‘In Our Greenwich, our imaginative and prescient for the borough by 2030, I dedicated to growth that delivers constructive change to the realm for present and new communities, and that is merely not the case with Mast Quay Section II.

‘The suitable factor to do will not be often the straightforward factor to do. That’s the reason we won’t stand by and permit poor high quality and illegal growth anyplace in our borough and we’re not afraid of taking tough choices once we consider it is the suitable factor to do.’

A 30-year-old resident, who’s a full-time writing scholar within the States, residing and dealing remotely in Woolwich, mentioned he ‘wasn’t stunned’ to listen to it was going to be knocked down.

The person, who needed to stay nameless, mentioned: ‘It is a very nice place, I used to be stunned to listen to they weren’t supposed to construct it.

‘I feel many of the conversations taking place within the constructing are actually simply individuals involved about discovering properties.

‘There may be nonetheless a housing disaster right here in London.

‘I used to be stunned at how shortly it was constructed, I might be mendacity if I mentioned there weren’t some cricks and cracks.

‘I might say I am not stunned about the way in which that it is gone, it was simply very, very, in a short time constructed right here.’

He added that individuals moved in whereas works have been ongoing, and that he felt it was closely marketed in direction of younger individuals, and that each one the residents he noticed have been of their 20s and 30s.

He mentioned: ‘It is a new place for youthful individuals on the expense of expediency.’

One other resident, who didn’t need to be named, was so dissatisfied with the standard of the property that she would use the break clause if she had been given it.

She urged that the demolition had been on the playing cards since March however that nobody was made conscious.

She mentioned: ‘I did not find out about it [the demolition.] I came upon yesterday once I noticed the assertion on my e mail.

‘I feel I noticed some article in March. To be sincere if there was a break clause due to all this I might take it.’

Shraddha Qureshi, 37, who lives within the flat block subsequent door that can stay standing, mentioned she was apprehensive about residing subsequent to a demolition web site. She felt it was pointless to knock it down as a result of it did not match the plans.

She added: ‘It is an enormous, large constructing, so there could be an excessive amount of within the air. Simply because it did not go together with the preliminary planning? Oh, God.

‘It should spoil the views as properly, the demolition. So I would not go along with that concept.’

She mentioned she had been excited for the constructing to come back to the realm and felt it appeared top quality and glossy, with vivid colors than its neighbours.

Comer Properties Group has mentioned it’ll enchantment in opposition to the enforcement discover and can ‘robustly’ right what it says are ‘inaccuracies’ in regards to the growth and handle the council’s considerations.

It mentioned: ‘The Comer Properties Group is stunned and very upset by the choice of the Royal Borough of Greenwich to difficulty an enforcement discover in respect of our Mast Quay Section II growth.

‘We’re notably stunned to see the accompanying public statements that are inaccurate and misrepresent the place and our actions.

‘We now have over many months sought to interact constructively with the council and, not withstanding these disproportionate actions, stay keen to take action.

‘We’re justly happy with our monitor report of delivering high-quality developments throughout the UK. In our view the council’s considerations relating to Mast Quay Section II may be addressed via following regular course of and interesting with us on a retrospective planning software. We encourage the council to satisfy with us and agree a approach ahead which is able to keep away from losing important sums of taxpayers’ cash on litigation when wise options to their considerations can be found.

‘We’re additionally prioritising the pursuits of residents at Mast Quay Section II and we’re and can proceed to do all that we are able to to help them to stay safe of their properties whereas we reply to the council’s actions.

‘We’ll make no additional public remark and will likely be writing on to the council to hunt the conferences we’ve been calling for.’