The AJ100 practice’s masterplan, submitted in August 2024 as three separate applications and listed building consent, covers eight buildings off Brick Lane in east London. AdvertisementRayner, who returned as housing secretary only last week under Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government reshuffle, approved the Truman Brewery plans after concluding the overall planning balance favoured development. Rayner also agreed with the inspector that Tower Hamlets’ recently submitted Local Plan, which earmarks the brewery site for housing, should carry only limited weight because it is unsupported by evidence demonstrating that this residential allocation was deliverable. The Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, Spitalfields and Banglatown, are ever evolving places, as all cities are, and we are proud to continue supporting this place growth.’ The brewery was founded in 1666 by Joseph Truman and was the largest brewery in the world at its peak of operations in 1873.