A new digital district in Docklands - BBC London

Plans for a new digital district in Docklands have been unveiled - designed to rival the original tech city in Shoreditch. The Canary Wharf Group wants new companies to be a key part in the next phase of the development in the Isle of Dogs. The multi billion pound scheme will also see more than 3,000 new homes built. Tim Donovan reports.

[IvantheVegan]

Affordable flats in London Never Heard of such ridiculous contradictions

[raixbox]

£600K+ are affordable housing flats from their perspective🙄

[matthewread]

You can even get a small flat from just £3 million.

[erzan]

*If a two-parent family of 4 can't afford the rent before benefits, both parents with a full-time minimum wage job, then it's NOT affordable.*

[jzk]

Affordable flats/housing in London = £500, 000+.

[brandon]

1:21 "Relationships here have improved markedly, from the days the local community felt locked out" - that's because the original community has been pushed out, and replaced by wealthy business people.

[HMSDaring]

I'd much rather have a high tech capital cities with wealth spreading to the suburbs, rather than have affordable housing in the capital, turning into slums and havens for crime. You don't solve poverty by having everyone in the same level of poverty. People can hardly act surprised that London is an expensive city, it's the financial capital for the UK and Europe, with global trade circulating through. As cities get richer, prices and value of land goes up. Why are people demanding that housing for people who cannot afford to live there be constructed?!
Even IF Canary Wharf built low cost housing, do you think people could afford life there?

[erzan]

If you work full time and cannot afford to rent these flats, they are not affordable. 😠!!!

[claudiuspace]

With or without Brexit, by 2025 in Canary Wharf will work 80.000 more people.And don't forget thanking Canary Wharf for the Jubilee Line and the new Crossrail in there.

[magooccna]

Everything is expensive in Canary wharf, even more expensive than Central London now

[jose-Maki]

Is there anything below 500k? That isn't a share

[unicorntomboy]

They need to include Electric car charging points in this district.

ICE cars (perticually diesel engine cars) should be banned from entering this district

[benign]

Anything can be affordable as long as you work your ass off :)

[richardgoode]

A plus as London with a empowerment of a increase as sector for a future as growth.

[shootermcgavin]

It's only affordable for rich people

[thomasgrey]

Any bets on what their version of 'affordable' is for this 'affordable housing'?

[ashtongrist]

License fee is in the post... promise lol.

[jaspergentry]

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[rickrennyoneill]

How pathetic when he boasts that 25% is affordable housing. How about 100%

[mrminecraft]

I wish it would look like the 1960s and 70s when everything was all futuristic and flats were made of concrete I really miss those days! Bring em back i say!!!