A GOVERNMENT commission has given the go-ahead to the revised Royal Arsenal development.
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) says the new proposals represent a "bold and decisive move".
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott ordered a review into initial proposals, expressing concerns too many new homes were earmarked for the site.
The new masterplan for the site, drawn up by architects Allies and Morrison, will see the number of housing units reduced from 3,000 to 2,500.
The revised plan will also see the existing listed buildings on the site retained and refurbished.
A CABE spokesman said: "We congratulate the client for making a bold and decisive move. This is a vast improvement on the previous scheme."
CABE is a Government-funded body which scrutinises major architectural developments.
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