A 38 storey boutique hotel in the shadows of Canary Wharf took a step closer to reality last week after Tower Hamlets council gave it the green light.

The council’s Strategic Development Committee backed the construction of the 305-bedroom hotel at 40 Marsh Wall on the Isle of Dogs.

The scheme had been rejected by planners just a few months because of concerns over its size and a lack of coach parking. The revised proposal has one less floor and also includes provision for eight serviced offices, restaurants and bars and a swimming pool and spa.

The council managed to extract a pledge of over £1.65million from developers, Marsh Wall Chelsea LLP, towards local training, transport and community projects as part of the deal.

As with all London developments deemed to be of strategic importance, the application will now be passed to London Mayor, Boris Johnson, for his stage II response.

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