Doubts engulf Ian Ritchie's Potters Fields scheme
- Published: 20 March 2008 12:31
- Author: Max Thompson
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Ian Ritchie Architects' eight-tower scheme for the Potters Fields site on London's South Bank is in jeopardy following a new deal between Southwark Council and developer Berkeley Homes.
The site has been the subject of disagreement, after Berkeley thought it had bought the plot – which lies between the City Hall and Tower Bridge – only to discover that the council owned half.
Now the two sides have agreed, in principle, to sign a deal on 31 March to work together on a proposal for the site.
A source close to the long-running scheme confirmed that the 'entirely new proposal' could kibosh Ian Ritchie's proposal for Berkeley to build the eight cylinder-shaped towers.
The source said: 'It is a new development – maybe Ritchie will be involved. But as for the towers... Southwark has always opposed them.'
At the time of writing Ian Ritchie Architects was unavailable for comment.
