Regeneration plans centred on the derelict Millennium Mills flour factory have been submitted to the London Borough of Newham by the Silvertown Partnership, which comprises construction group Lendlease alongside the Greater London Authority (GLA), Homes England and The Guinness Partnership (TGP).
Under the £3.5bn plans, the Millennium Mills building, derelict and largely disused for 40 years, will be fully restored and form the centrepiece of the new 50-acre community of approximately 6,500 new homes, with 50% affordable housing. With public squares and canal walkways, Silvertown has been designed to become a new cultural hub for the Royal Docks. Custom House station on the new Elizabeth Line will provide a transport link.
Proposed community facilities include healthcare, nursery and community spaces, as well as a primary school.
The Silvertown Partnership is seeking full planning permission for phase one of the proposed development, which will include 1,248 new homes, including 610 affordable homes, and 82,328 sqm new commercial space. Outline permission is sought for the remainder of the site.
Prior & Partners is the lead consultant for the hybrid planning application and masterplanner for the whole Silvertown site. Architects working on various plots within the site include AHMM, DRMM, Pollard Thomas Edwards, Maccreanor Lavington, and Gort Scott with OMMX, with Arup on transport, Aecom on infrastructure and EIA and Energy Strategy, and SLA and Churchman Thornhill Finch on landscape. DP9 is the planning consultant.
Lendlease project director Ed Mayes said: “This is a pivotal moment for the Silvertown development, as we reveal plans for a neighbourhood that will create thousands of much-needed new affordable homes and jobs for Newham. I look forward to continuing to work closely with the local community and our stakeholders to make this shared vision a reality.”
Lendlease took over the development rights for SIlvertown back in 2018 from Chelsfield Properties, First Base and Macquarie Capital.
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