Full permission for major enabling and remediation works ahead of residential development
Plans for a new 2,900-home masterplan by JTP on a derelict gasworks in east London have been given the green light.
The London Borough of Newham’s strategic development committee last week granted developer St William outline permission, subject to a section 106 agreement, for the redevelopment of 30 acres of the former Beckton Gasworks.
As well as the residential component, plans for the site, which has been derelict since the 1960s, also features a five-acre riverside park, as well as 5,000 sq m commercial and community uses.
Full planning permission was also granted for a comprehensive package of enabling and remediation works.
St William, which is part of the Berkeley Group, intends to invest £250 million to unlock the site before the first homes are sold, including £47.4 million in enabling and remediation costs. Works will include repairs to the river wall, raising flood defences and lifting site levels.
The developer also said the project would make a £38m Section 106 contribution to Newham Council, and a further £15m in Community Infrastructure Levy payments.
Dean Summers, managing director of St William, said the approval marked a “significant step forward” for the site but that there was “still a long way to go to bring this project into delivery”
“We continue to work closely with the council, GLA, Homes England, and local stakeholders to develop a viable scheme that unlocks the site’s enormous potential,” he said, adding that “achieving this will require continued focus and collaboration from all partners”.
“Unlocking this key site would also be the catalyst for further investment in the surrounding opportunity area and strengthen the case for the DLR extension to Beckton and Thamesmead.”
A series of community consultations by JTP formed part of the wider masterplanning process, involving workshops with local groups and a weekend engagement event that focused on young people in Beckton. The co-design process sought to reflect the area’s diverse cultural identity and to shape proposals that would attract visitors from across London to new public spaces and amenities along the riverside.
Construction could begin in 2028, in which case the first homes are expected to be completed in 2030.
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