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Mayor of London's office calls in major development
The mayor of London’s office has called in a major planning application for nearly 3,000 homes in south Dagenham.
The planning application for a former Ford factory brownfield site in south Dagenham includes 2,900 homes with 50% affordable and was submitted by L&Q and Countryside Properties. The site straddles two council areas. Barking and Dagenham Council approved the development – however, Havering Council refused permission over concerns the development would harm the character of the local area due to the height of the buildings.
The site lies within one of the mayor of London’s Housing Zones and has been designated as an ‘opportunity area’ in the mayor’s London Plan.
Jules Pipe, London’s deputy mayor for planning, regeneration and skills, today ‘called in’ the planning application. The deputy mayor will consider the application at a public hearing at City Hall later in the year.
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The plan includes the delivery of a new neighbourhood for the area, including 2,900 new homes – of which 50% would be affordable – a new rail station, schools, community facilities, retail and open spaces.
The level of affordable housing was secured by the mayor following negotiations between City Hall and the site’s developers.
The potential development sits in the London Riverside Opportunity Area, which has been identified as having the capacity to accommodate at least 26,500 new homes and 16,000 new jobs, a spokesperson for the Greater London Authority said.
Mr Pipe said: “This is a large, very important site and the application to develop it includes nearly 3,000 homes along with a range of other uses.
“Having weighed up the evidence available to me and given its importance, I have decided to call in this application so it can be subjected to further scrutiny.”
A spokesperson for L&Q said: “We understand the deputy mayor’s decision to ‘call in’ our application for consideration.
"Our Beam Park plans will deliver a whole new neighbourhood for the area, including 2,900 new homes – of which 50 per cent would be genuinely affordable – a new rail station, schools, community facilities, retail and open spaces. And we welcome this decision to scrutinise our plans further.”
