Initial stage of £2.5bn project would deliver 1,500 homes across six buildings with two blocks for social rent
Emirati developer Arada has submitted a series of planning applications to Newham council for the first phase of its 5,000-home Thameside West masterplan.
The regeneration scheme’s initial stage would deliver nearly 1,500 homes across six buildings, the first two of which would be for 100% social rent housing, including three and four-bedroom family homes. There would also be a seven-acre waterfront park with space for cafes and restaurants nearby.
Spanning more than 47 acres of the Royal Docks opposite the Greenwich Peninsula, the project is one of the largest development sites in the capital.
The original Thameside West masterplan was approved in 2020, but the project, which is being delivered in partnership with the Greater London Authority’s property company GLAP, has stalled multiple times due to a slowdown in the housing market and stricter fire safety regulations.
US architect Gensler was brought on board to redesign the first phase after Arada purchased an 80% stake in the £2.5bn development from private developer Keystone last November. Consultancy Arup and landscape architect Planit are also on the project team.
The wider development will contain 35% affordable homes and a new DLR station, which Arada said is currently being designed with Transport for London.
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