Plans for one of London’s biggest housing developments at the site of the former Stag Brewery in Mortlake will be decided tomorrow by the Mayor of London.

Sadiq Khan will make a final decision on the future of the historic stretch of river between Barnes and Kew at a Planning Hearing on Tuesday, 27 July.

The size of the proposed development has been contentious since 2015, when the site ceased to be used for brewing Budweiser beer.

The 22-acre site was acquired by developers Reselton Properties, who have sought to build hundreds of new flats, a hotel, a secondary school and a 'care village' on the site.

However, the application was called in by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, because of its low level of affordable housing, which stood at just 17 per cent.

The developers increased this to 30 per cent last summer by including more homes and making the buildings taller.

The new application included up to 1,250 homes and up to three more storeys on some of the buildings.

Read more: No end in sight for Mortlake Brewery saga 

The Mayor was due to make a decision on the amended scheme on November 26 after a consultation over the summer and a re-consultation in October, but this was delayed.

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However, this has been met with resistance from the Mortlake Brewery Community Group (MBCG), due to fears it will increase capacity in the Mortlake “by 90%”.

The MBCG is a local action group that say they are not opposed to the development, but want it to benefit all residents and visitors.

Ahead of the decision, Francine Bates, Co-Chair of Mortlake Brewery Community Group, said:

“We are not opposed to the site being developed but this is a terrible scheme that will destroy Mortlake and surrounding area as we know it. We have developed our own set of plans for the site which would greatly reduce density, traffic gridlock and retain the green space  we all need in a post pandemic world. 

Reselton Properties has been contacted for comment.