The 28.8ha regeneration scheme for Silvertown Quays, which Newham Council’s planning committee approved on Tuesday (9 December) last week, includes outline planning permission for up to 7,172 homes to be delivered in phases. Thirty per cent by habitable room are designated ‘affordable’.
Lendlease is behind the project, which includes 885,000m² of floorspace, up to 730,330m² of residential floorspace and up to 176,332m² of non-residential floorspace for commercial, community, leisure and infrastructure uses.
The hybrid application also included detailed consent for 422 homes to the west of the masterplan, designed by Maccreanor Lavington and Gort Scott on Plots 6 and 1D2D.
This follows planning approval in January this year for 326 affordable Gort Scott-designed homes in partnership with the Guinness Partnership housing association, as part of the 422 homes given consent this month.
The Gort Scott scheme, which features new buildings reaching between 10 and 14 storeys tall providing 35,00m2 of residential floorspace and 1,130m2 of retail use, was submitted and approved under the existing 2016 outline planning permission for Silvertown Quays and included within the revised masterplan.
Plans to regenerate Silvertown Quays were first unveiled a decade ago on behalf of former site owner, US property firm Starwood and a consortium composed of First Base, Chelsfield Properties and Macquarie Capital. That 2016 outline application for the wider 28.8ha Silvertown regeneration masterplan was drawn up by Fletcher Priest Architects.
Prior + Partners then secured planning on a masterplan for 3,000 homes in 2016 and in late 2022 for Lendlease. Prior + Partners submitted an updated hybrid planning application with outline planning for 6,500 homes across the wider Silvertown site in late 2022.
Architects on several parts of the Silvertown masterplan include AHMM, dRMM, Pollard Thomas Edwards, Maccreanor Lavington and Gort Scott with OMMX, while the landscape architects are Churchman Thornhill Finch and Danish practice SLA.
Asli Arda Healy-Smith, associate director at Prior + Partners, said: ‘The approval of the revised Silvertown masterplan secures a people-first, design-led framework for the long-term regeneration of the Royal Docks. At Prior + Partners, our focus has been on placing people and public realm at the heart of the plan, shaping streets, spaces and the dockside to support everyday life, movement and social interaction. This consent provides the confidence to deliver a connected, inclusive and resilient piece of city over time.’
Jess Wallis, development director for Lendlease, said: ‘This is an exciting moment for Silvertown. The first homes are ready; new residents are moving in; and the new cycle bridge will make it easier for everyone, new and long-standing residents alike, to connect with the wider city. From the beginning, we’ve focused on delivering affordable homes early and making sure local people feel the benefits right away. Silvertown’s future is being built with and for the local community.’