![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/we-moved-into-new-tower-block-but-now-its-being-demolishedwere-in-the-dark/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pictures-andrew-styczynski-sun-online-848491028.jpg&description=ESTATE agents are still showing prospective renters around a development despite it being earmarked for demolition. Residents were left appalled on Wednesday when the council ordered the demolition of 204 homes at the Mast Quay II development in Woolwich, East London . 4 These two posh tower blocks have been slated for demolition Credit: Andrew Styczynski 4 Shradda Qureshi says razing the blocks will pollute the neighbourhood Credit: Andrew Styczynski The two mutant blocks set for the wrecking ball broke planning permission, looked nothing like the plans and failed to deliver green spaces, Greenwich Council say . Instead of sleek glass fronted facades, luscious green spaces and a roof garden, Royal Sail House and Sky Sail House ended up looking "like a prison" with "tiny windows" peppering it's grey and orange cladding. Those living in the blocks, which overlook the Thames and toward London City Airport , told The Sun the scandal has left renters, some who pay £1,700-a-month for a one bed flat, devastated. Isiah, who lives in Sky Sail house, told The Sun: "They've told us it may get demolished but Hamptons are still showing people around the flats. "There were people going round this weekend. It's mad. "I don't understand how we can get to this magnitude without someone stepping in and doing something. "I just don't know what is going on. It's just wrong. I'm looking at moving but we don't really know when." Developer Comer Homes Group breached 26 planning conditions and allowed renters to move in, despite warnings to keep the flats empty while an investigation was ongoing. The site, which only opened last year, only has around 70 of the 204 units - where a one bed flat can cost £1,700-a-month - occupied. Ellie, 30, a GP who lives in older neighbouring Lower Mast building, which will not be demolished, said she wouldn't care if the blocks were knocked down. She told The Sun: "We've watched it go up bit by bit, it looks nothing like the photos, we were all really s){kind=link}
ESTATE agents are still showing prospective renters around a development despite it being earmarked for demolition.
Residents were left appalled on Wednesday when the council ordered the demolition of 204 homes at the Mast Quay II development in Woolwich, East London.
The two mutant blocks set for the wrecking ball broke planning permission, looked nothing like the plans and failed to deliver green spaces, Greenwich Council say.
Instead of sleek glass fronted facades, luscious green spaces and a roof garden, Royal Sail House and Sky Sail House ended up looking “like a prison” with “tiny windows” peppering it’s grey and orange cladding.
Those living in the blocks, which overlook the Thames and toward London City Airport, told The Sun the scandal has left renters, some who pay £1,700-a-month for a one bed flat, devastated.