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Search the Public Notice PortalNew guidance has been agreed which could see thousands of new homes built in a 'neglected' area of Barking over the next 20 years.
Barking and Dagenham Council is looking at the potential delivery of 3,500 new homes and 43,858sqm of “high-quality” industrial space in Thames Road.
The council said the area has the potential to support around 1,300 new jobs and could revitalise public realm and green spaces, as well as providing new social infrastructure for existing and future residents.
On May 14, Barking and Dagenham councillors agreed to adopt the Thames Road supplementary planning document (SPD) which sets out how its vision for the area could be developed over the next two decades.
The SPD also details the creation of a new centre on Thames Road which could provide a convenience store, cafes, restaurants and other local amenities which could create a “thriving” day and night time economy.
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The site has also been earmarked for a new community hub which could cater for a range of community facilities including health, faith, library and spaces for children and families.
The council and Transport for London (TfL) are also looking at plans to reduce congestion by improving access to the A13 at Movers Lane, Lodge Avenue and Renwick Road, along with improving Thames Road junctions at River Road and Renwick Road.
Castle Green station, planned to be part of the Overground’s Suffragette Line. has the potential to significantly improve transport connections for the area, according to the document.
Council leader Dominic Twomey said there was “so much potential” for the site to create new jobs and secure future funding from the government.
Cllr Twomey said: “We’ll see the huge benefit it will bring to our borough in terms of infrastructure and in terms of a destination place.
"We are going to work for our residents that are here already and deserve good quality accommodation at rental rates that they can afford, but also opening it up as a place of destination.”
He went on to say this part of the borough had been neglected “to some extent” over the years.
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