In March this year, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets gave the Poplar Baths Steering Group of local residents, the Environment Trust and Swan Housing Association six months exclusivity to further develop proposals for Poplar Baths.

The team submitted a business plan at the beginning of September, which can be downloaded from here

The Tower Hamlets cabinet will make a decision on 07 November on whether to transfer the building to the group, or sell it on the open market (or come up with a compromise).

The scheme involves bringing the "first class" part of the baths building back into use as a leisure centre with non chlorine pool, and redeveloping the "second class" part of the building with housing and commercial space to pay for it. The scheme has the support of the 20th Century Society and input from English Heritage. ...more ---> ...

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