Sadiq Khan-backed plan for 20,000-home 'new town in London' submitted
A “new town” of up to 20,000 homes could be created on the banks of the Thames in east London.Plans for thousands of flats, as well as two new schools, care home, shops, parks, offices and student accommodation, have been submitted to Barking and Dagenham council.
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00:00A new town of up to 20,000 homes could be created on the banks of the Thames in East London.
00:06Plans for thousands of flats, as well as two new schools, care home, shops, parks, offices and student accommodation have been submitted to Barking and Dagenham Council.
00:17The application by Barking Riverside Limited, a partnership between the Mayor of London and Housing Association, L&Q, is one of the largest in the UK.
00:27It could see 443 acres of brownfield land, an area larger than Hyde Park, expanded to include homes for around 50,000 people.
00:37Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said,
00:40The fresh proposals include 13,000 new homes, of which 35% would be affordable.
01:01More than 6,000 residents already live in Barking Riverside after smaller schemes saw 2,700 houses built there.
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