Massive developments on Isle of Dogs now face checks and balances after referendum victory
- Credit: Neighbourhood Forum
Campaigners have won the referendum to make the long-awaited Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Plan legally binding and temper developments putting strain on mains supplies.
The newly-recognised neighbourhood forum, which has been campaigning since 2014 for more planning controls, got 7,874 yes votes and only 1,264 no votes - an 86 per cent win for adoption - in a referendum held on May 6.
Neighbourhood Forum at 2019 public hearing at Jack Dash House in Canary Wharf
- Credit: Mike Brooke
There was a 37pc turnout out of the 25,000 registered voters in the Isle of Dogs planning area for the referendum, held the same day as the Tower Hamlets referendum for mayor and London Assembly elections.