An international competition has been launched to find masterplanners for a huge £8bn regeneration project in south-east London.

The 250 acre scheme, known as Thamesmead Waterfront, is set to provide at least 11,500 new homes, commercial and leisure space across more than a mile of undeveloped river frontage at the sprawling estate made famous by the film A Clockwork Orange.

Thamesmead Waterfront Joint Venture, a partnership between Peabody and Lendlease set up in October 2019 to spearhead the project, said the scheme would be an opportunity to create a “new and exceptional place for a post-pandemic future”.

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