§ Ms GordonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many and what proportion of the dwellings on the St. Vincent estate, Limehouse, were demolished solely for the purpose of facilitating the construction of the Limehouse tunnel road link; and how many and what proportion of dwellings on the estate were demolished for other purposes; with whose agreement and with whose authority demolition took place; what was the cost of rehousing those displaced and who funded that expenditure; and what plans there are for the future use of the land now vacant consequent on demolition.
§ Mr. BaldryA total of 92 dwellings were demolished for the purpose of constructing the Limehouse link, representing 36 per cent. of the units on the estate. A further 164 units were demolished for other reasons.
A total of 314 households were rehoused at a cost to the London Docklands Development Corporation of £45 million.
278WDemolition was carried out by the LDDC with the agreement of the London borough of Tower Hamlets.
It is intended that the land will be redeveloped largely for residential use with some commercial and retail units.