Building / block / estate
Emerald Apartments
Address
Matchmakers Wharf, Homerton Road, Hackney, London, E9 5FA
Local Authority
Hackney
Storeys / height
Over 18m (LFB Sim Evac status)
Cladding
Aluminium Composite (ACM)
Owner / Landlord
Default Property | Rendall and Rittner
Original Planning Application: Telford Homes PLC
Original design architect
Original consent ref/date
2009/1042 - Approved 11/08/2009
Clearance of site and erection of 1 x part five, part seven, part eight and part eleven storey building and 1 x part thirteen, part fourteen and part fifteen storey building to provide 2293 sqm commercial floor space to create 49 affordable artist studios (B1) and 1384 sqm commercial floorspace falling under Use Classes A1, A2, A3, B1, B8, D1 / or D2 use plus) 209 residential units (10xstudios, 55 x 1 bed, 64 x 2 bed, 53 x 3 bed, 20 x 4 beds and 7 x 5 beds including 71 affordable units), 62 x car parking spaces, (22 disabled), 6 x motorbike spaces, 290 x cycle spaces with access, refuse/recycling facilities and ancillary landscaping.
Full Planning Former Lesney Toy Factory Homerton Road London E9 5TR
2010/0902 - Approved 21/12/2010
Submission of details pursuant to condition 2 (external materials) and condition 3 (windows and balconies) of planning permission reference 2009/1042 dated 11/08/2009
Approval:
Ibstock Smooth Buff, Terracotta cladding (Sand (Standard), white Sto Render, PPC Aluminium RAL 7012, PPC Steel RAL 7012 and RAL 9010, Natural zinc pre-weathered blue/grey, gloss finish rainscreen panel RAL 9001, 6021, 6013, 1019, 1014, 1032, 3022, 3012 and 3032)
Remediation ref/date
-
Remediation lead
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Litigation
Source / Evidence / Links
London Fire Brigade disclosure log
LFB ACM 18m+ disclosure log (FOI2024/00164) - Emerald Apartments row 7
LFB ACM 18m+ disclosure log (FOI2024/00164) - Riverwalk Apartments row 65
Extract FOI2024/00164
EMERALD APARTMENTS
Status: Sim Evac Over 18m; Interim measure: Waking Watch; Other issue: ; Cladding types: Aluminium Composite (ACM);RIVERWALK APARTMENTS:
Status Sim Evac Over 18m, Waking Watch, Aluminium Composite ACM), Other
Responsible person: Default Property | Rendall and Rittner
Freedom of Information request reference number: FOIA3586.1 (19/01/2018)
Extract from FOIA3586.1
EMERALD APARTMENTS : ACM (Cat 3) cladding positioned around the windows onto the single escape stair from floors 6.5 – 9. This could potentially affect the means of escape for these floors as they only have one means of escape. The RP has agreed to provide 60mins FR protection to the staircase.
JADE APARTMENTS, OPAL APARTMENTS: ACM (Cat 3) cladding positioned around the balcony areas sporadically around the block. No affect on means of escape.