Proposal would add 9,200 homes to scheme being developed by L&Q and the Mayor of London
A new planning application has been submitted to increase housing at the Barking Riverside development to a total 20,000 homes.
The master developer of the 443-acre brownfield site, Barking Riverside Limited, is a partnership between the Mayor of London and the housing association L&Q.
Its new outline planning application would almost double the number of homes at the site, from the 10,800 previously permitted.
It also includes two large new parks 鈥� the 50-acre Ripple Park and 19-acre River Park 鈥� as well as enhancements to the riverfront and improved walking and cycling routes.
Fiona Fletcher-Smith, chief executive officer at L&Q, said projects like Barking Riverside were part of the solution to the UK鈥檚 housing crisis.
鈥淭his growing neighbourhood is delivering well-designed affordable homes and community infrastructure at scale,鈥� she said.
鈥淲e believe Barking Riverside could be a blueprint for brownfield development across the country.
鈥淣one of this would be possible without partnerships, from L&Q and the Mayor of London to the many others contributing to the success of this place.
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鈥淒elivering the proposed new homes and infrastructure will be a wonderful next step at this exciting new neighbourhood.鈥�
So far, 2,700 new homes have been built on the site formerly occupied by the historic 1920s Barking Power Station, almost 40% of which are affordable.
Approximately 6,000 residents now live in the community and a further 1,000 homes are under construction.
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