New homes and businesses at 12 Thames Road

We have now submitted an update to the planning application for 12 Thames Road (the 'Site') which seeks to deliver new affordable homes and modern business spaces.

The site is located on the corner of Thames Road and Crossness Road, and acts as a key entrance point into the Barking Riverside regeneration area. We would like to thank you for the contributions you have made as a community during our consultation and engagement process to date.

We have made a number of changes to our plans for the site since our consultation at the end of last year, and we have summarised the key points below. You will also be able to find an explanatory video under the "Video" Section of this forum. Our application also includes a summary of all the feedback we have received from you so far. We expect the application to be considered by the December 2020 planning committee. Between now and then the Council will consult you formally - asking for your views and suggestions.

We plan to build:

• 156 affordable new homes for the Council
• 60 trees
• improved landscaping
• green spaces and play areas, balconies and
• green roof terraces
• up to 5,000 square meters of light industrial units for new or expanding businesses
• 70% of hot water and heating to be provided by air source heat pumps
• Café reinstated on the corner of Thames Road and Crossness Road

Our ambition is to build the entire new development to meet the highest possible environmental standards. It’s an exciting project which will help to start to upgrade the local landscape and improve the connections between Barking Riverside and Thames View. If planning permission is granted, work could start on site in March 2021 and the development could be finished by the autumn 2023.

We submitted our planning application for the redevelopment of 12 Thames Road to the council in December 2019, as part of our ambitious regeneration programme for the area. The application seeks to deliver 153 new affordable homes and c.5,000 sqm of industrial floor space. The proposals are designed to be of the highest quality exemplar co-location development, combining new homes and industrial floorspace in the same development.

Neighbours of 12 Thames Road are being invited to get involved in designing new homes and business space at a drop-in event starting on 3 December.

Architects and staff from Be First, the council's regeneration company, will be at the drop-in event to discuss the initial designs for providing top-quality homes with residents. The drop in session is at:

Tuesday 3 December 2019
2:30pm to 7:00pm
47 Thames Road
Barking
IG11 0HQ

All are welcome!