{"id":472666,"date":"2026-03-04T17:04:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T17:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=472666"},"modified":"2026-03-04T17:04:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T17:04:50","slug":"fate-of-canada-water-masterplan-to-be-decided-at-the-end-of-this-month-after-affordable-housing-drops-to-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/rotherhithe\/fate-of-canada-water-masterplan-to-be-decided-at-the-end-of-this-month-after-affordable-housing-drops-to-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Fate of Canada Water Masterplan to be decided at the end of this month after affordable housing drops to 3%"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The fate of the Canada Water Masterplan in Rotherhithe will be determined at a planning meeting in City Hall at the end of March.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Towards the end of last year British Land appealed to the Mayor of London to make a decision on a revised planning application to redevelop the 53-acre site. <\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u00a34 billion regeneration of the area includes a new town centre, with more than 3,000 homes, 40 new buildings, and three clusters of high-rise towers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"fI\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5z8TXXpnkQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/london\/how-will-a-vienna-style-social-housing-model-will-work-in-london\/\">How will a Vienna-style social housing model will work in London?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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