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Thu 03 Mar 2010Variety is the spice in high density London scheme
There are 58 different types of units, 199 homes and a rooftop football pitch in a mixed-use development in London Docklands
THE DOCKLANDS area of London has come a long way since parts of it were designated in the 1980s as a Thatcherite enterprise zone, free of planning restrictions. Canary Wharf, with the city’s tallest building – One Canada Square – as its centrepiece, is now a thriving business district, supplemented by more and more housing in the vicinity.
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