The Draft Development Framework proposed two major changes

Retaining Robin Hood Gardens would reduce the total number of new homes that can be built on the site and also reduces the amount of funds available for community facilities such as schools, health-care and recreation buildings.

If Robin Hood Gardens is retained it would need to be renovated to the Government’s basic Decent Homes Standard. This would require significant work to be undertaken within each apartment, which is likely to involve the tenants having to move to alternative accommodation.

By covering the approach to the Blackwall Tunnel entrance, noise and air pollution would be reduced across Blackwall Reach and it would help improve links to the Mulberry Place and East India Dock area.

The construction of a cover, known as a deck, over the approach to the tunnel would be expensive, but these costs could be offset by building apartments on the deck. Reducing the extent of the cover, would reduce the total number of new homes which could be built and would reduce the funds available for community facilities.