Construction Enquirer
Summary
The vast 443-acre brownfield site formerly occupied by Barking Power Station, is one of the country’s most ambitious placemaking projects with the aim to build 20,000 homes.
The vital infrastructure funding will unlock the building of another 16,500 homes on the site to complement the 3,500 already built or under construction by housing association L&Q and house builder Bellway.
Funding agreed by Homes England is a combination of loan and grant funding and will help master developer Barking Riverside Limited (BRL) – a partnership between L&Q and the Mayor of London – to prepare the land including flood defence work and the construction of an energy centre and parks.
Future homes built at Barking Riverside will be powered by a low carbon District Heating Network.
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