A regeneration project is set to bring around 11,000 new homes to Barking in London.
The development will be the first ‘healthy living town’ in London, part of a significant investment from the Mayor of London and L&Q, which implement healthy ideas within the project design.
As well as a new overground station connecting residents to central London, the development will include a cycling hub, seven schools, retail, healthcare and leisure spaces.
Of the 10,800 new homes set to be constructed on the site, it’s been announced that half will be made affordable.
Commenting on the new project was Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. He stated: ‘This is an incredibly exciting project for Barking and Dagenham, but also for the whole of London. As we tackle the biggest housing crisis of a generation, major developments like Barking Riverside will deliver thousands of the genuinely affordable new homes Londoners desperately need,’ said Khan.
‘As well as housing, our investment will create the new transport, education and health services needed to turn this into a thriving new community. London will be home to 10 million people in the next decade. I’m working to plan for that growth and to provide genuinely affordable homes for Londoners. That will mean increasing density, building on small sites, and using my powers to deliver more affordable homes,’ he added.
