of the site. This will host bars, shops, cafés and restaurants. This will be covered by a glass snake-skin type roof. A planning application was filed on 30 June 2008. On 8 October 2008, Tower Hamlets Strategic Development Committee voted unanimously to grant approval for the application. Canary Wharf Group, which is a 25% partner in Wood Wharf project, does not wish to proceed with the scheme until it has completed and let all of the office projects on and around the original Canary Wharf Estate, including Riverside South, North Quay, Heron Quays West, and 25 Bank Street. In January 2012, Canary Wharf Group took 100% control of the project by paying British Waterways £52.5m for their 50% stake and Ballymore £38m for their 25% stake. Under the agreement Canary Wharf Group has been a granted a new 250-year lease from British Waterways with ground rent payable which will grow to £6m per annum. In September 2012, Terry Farrell was appointed to replace Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in leading the development of the masterplanning. Second masterplan In January 2013, Herzog & de Meuron, Allies and Morrison and Stanton Williams were appointed as architects for various elements of the scheme. In December 2013, a new masterplan was submitted to Tower Hamlets by Canary Wharf Group, which placed greater emphases on residential uses compared to the previous plans. Approval In July 2014, Tower Hamlets council granted planning permission to construct 30 buildings, comprising 4.9m square feet of homes, offices and shops (planning reference PA/13/02966). Work on the Wood Wharf site is expected to start in autumn 2014, with the first buildings occupied at the end of 2018. In December 2014, it was announced that Boris Johnson had approved the scheme to include "around 25% of the new homes created in the scheme will be affordable homes whilst a review mechanism has been agreed to increase this allocation to around 40% affordable housing". Buildings One Park Drive See also Jamestown Harbour References External links Canary Wharf buildings Redevelopment projects in London Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets