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The Thamesmead and Abbey Wood OAPF has been adopted by the Mayor of London as supplementary guidance to the London Plan. Thank you to those who have taken the time to speak to us and participated in the consultation. All the feedback we've received has been carefully reviewed to help shape the final adopted OAPF.
Click here to see the adopted OAPF and to find out more.
Background
Fifty years since the conception of Thamesmead as an ambitious ‘New Town’ by the Greater London Council, the Thamesmead and Abbey Wood Opportunity Area Planning Framework (T&AW OAPF) seeks to revitalise the area’s ambition by building a case for the delivery of the final pieces of the puzzle: transport links and a planned approach to social and community uses. Prepared jointly by the GLA, Transport for London (TfL), Royal Borough of Greenwich and London Borough of Bexley, the OAPF supports and plans for the Mayor’s proposal to extend the DLR to Thamesmead and beyond. With transport improvements, the OAPF identifies the potential to provide more than 15,000 new homes and 8,000 new jobs.
Funding
The transport improvements considered in the OAPF are currently unfunded. Delivering major new public transport schemes is partly dependent on the scale of new growth. As development in the T&AW OA is intrinsically linked to the delivery of strategic public transport connections, new public transport is needed to support housing and employment growth, and vice versa. By illustrating how significant new development can align with Good Growth principles, the T&AW OAPF contributes to a strong case for the investment needed.
Next stages
TfL and partners have begun feasibility work on extending the DLR into Thamesmead. See the full press release here.
The feasibility work will be fully funded by external partners through a £1m joint funding agreement between the London Borough of Newham, Royal Borough of Greenwich and developers at Thamesmead Waterfront (a joint venture partnership between Peabody and Lendlease), Aberdeen Standard Investments and St William (a joint venture between Berkeley Homes and National Grid).
This next stage of technical work will allow further development of the route and the potential locations of stations to be considered. Support work on other transport options within the OAPF will also be carried out including options for a rapid bus corridor and new walking and cycling links. Further assessments on both the potential environmental and transport impacts of these schemes will ensure that the best options to support growth in the area are taken forward once appropriate funding has been identified and secured.
Our consultation platform, Commonplace will be closed at midnight tonight. Please do ensure you add any final comments on a neighbourhood where you may live or work. you can also comment on any of the themes we have applied to our vision and principles for the area.
Follow this LINK to add your feedback.
We will be reporting back on what you've said in the next few months and we will be back for a formal consultation on the Opportunity Area Planning Framework in 2021. Do share this post with your family and friends on social media. You can still sign up to the latest news section to be kept up to date by our team.
It's never too late ... should you have any ideas or comments after the consultation has closed - we welcome you to email us at rdoapf@london.gov.uk
Thanks for joining the conversation - your feedback and ideas are essential in creating the future framework for the Royal Docks and Beckton Riverside area.
Please join us for our final community event tomorrow at 6.00pm. Sign up here .
If you can't, it’s not too late - please add your comments on the area surveys about the Royal Docks and Beckton Riverside.
Click on any of the following and tell us about a neighbourhood where you may live or work so that we can build your feedback and suggestions into the framework!
If you have any questions – please email the team at rdoapf@london.gov.uk
Please share this news on social media so your friends and family can join the conversation.
Join us on Saturday at 11am - Sign up here for the session ... LINK
We got in touch a short while ago about the Royal Docks and Beckton Riverside Opportunity Area Planning Framework (OAPF). This includes a suggestion for the DLR to come across the river to Thamesmead Town.
We are holding another workshop to talk about the Royal Docks and Beckton Riverside framework which the Mayor of London is working on with local people. We have already held two sessions which were well attended and so valuable. We discussed:
Any questions please drop us an email - rdoapf@london.gov.uk
In these unprecedented times, meeting face to face is sadly not possible, but there are still ways to connect online. To discuss these themes and ideas in more detail with the team and share your thoughts, please join us for a webinar session on:
• Wednesday, November 4th at 6pm
• Thursday, November 12th at 10am
• Saturday, November 21st at 11am
• Tuesday, November 24th at 6pm
Tell your neighbours and friends to help us spread the word!
Our last contact with you was last Summer when we undertook an engagement programme with you on the Thamesmead and Abbey Wood Opportunity Area Planning Framework.
We had an overwhelming response to this consultation and the Mayor of London’s team is now working on this document to be adopted. We will update more on this in coming months.
You may remember but part of our discussion last time was around a potential DLR extension from Beckton to Thamesmead Town. We are therefore highlighting to you another consultation going on just across the river.
The Royal Docks and Beckton Riverside Opportunity Area is going through the same process in producing a plan for the area – known as an Opportunity Area Planning Framework (OAPF).
Following an engagement last Summer we have been working through lots of helpful ideas. Since that time though – a lot has changed. So, we are reporting back and asking for more feedback on some ideas we have been developing.
Taking all of your feedback on board we have drafted some visions and principles around four key themes:
Every neighbourhood and place is different; therefore we have applied these themes to each and identified some key actions that could be applied to shape each neighbourhood.
We would like your comments on both – the themes and also our actions for the neighbourhoods within the overall area.
Please click through to the framework for more information – remember - you can keep coming back if you only have limited time to make sure you get all of your ideas down.
Please also share this with your friends, family and colleagues on twitter and facebook – we need the local community to join the conversation!
There's now less than a week to have your say on the Thamesmead and Abbey Wood OAPF.
You can view the work and respond here.
The consultation closes at midnight on Tuesday 10 March.
There are three more events taking place in Thamesmead and Abbey Wood this month.
Come along to learn more about the framework and to have their say on the future of Thamesmead and Abbey Wood!
Upcoming EventsThamesmere Library, SE28 8DT
Thurs 20 Feb 2020, 5pm-8pm
Sports Club Thamesmead, Mead Bar, SE28 8NJ
Tues 25 Feb 2020, 5pm - 8pm
Thamesmead Information Hub, DA18 4BW
Weds 26 Feb 2020, 10am - 5.30pm
Past eventsSat 15 Feb 2020 , 1pm - 4pm Sainsbury's Abbey Wood, SE2 9NU
Sat 1 Feb 2020 , 10am - 1pm Sainsbury's Abbey Wood, SE2 9NU
Thurs 30 Jan 2020 , 5pm-8pm, Thamesmere Library, SE28 8DT
Can't make it? Feedback online: https://thamesmeadandabbeywoodframework.commonplace.is/overview
We will be at Sainsbury's Abbey Wood from 1pm - 4pm this Saturday 15th Feb to share and gather feedback on the Thamesmead and Abbey Wood OAPF.
Come along to find out more!
Can't make it? Feedback online: https://thamesmeadandabbeywoodframework.commonplace.is/overview
Please subscribe to our mailing list to make sure you have the latest news on this work. If you have any enquiries, please email thamesmeadoapf@london.gov.uk
Thank you for your feedback on Thursday!
The team will be at Sainsbury's Abbey Wood this Saturday 1 Feb 10am - 1pm for another public event to answer your questions on the Thamesmead and Abbey Wood OAPF and to get your feedback!
Upcoming public eventsSat 15 Feb 2020 , 1pm - 4pm, Sainsbury's Abbey Wood, SE2 9NU
Thurs 20 Feb 2020, 5pm-8pm, Thamesmere Library, SE28 8DT
Tues 25 Feb 2020 , 5pm - 8pm Sports Club Thamesmead, Mead Bar, SE28 8NJ
Weds 26 Feb 2020 , 10am - 5.30pm Thamesmead Information Hub, DA18 4BW
Can't make it? Feedback online: https://thamesmeadandabbeywoodframework.commonplace.is/overview
Please subscribe to our mailing list to make sure you have the latest news on this work. If you have any enquiries, please email thamesmeadoapf@london.gov.uk
The team will be at Thamesmere Library this Thursday 30 Jan from 5pm -8pm to answer your questions on the Thamesmead and Abbey Wood OAPF and to get your feedback!
Come along to one of our events this week:
Thurs 30 Jan 2020, 5pm-8pm, Thamesmere Library, SE28 8DT
Sat 1 Feb 2020, 10am - 1pm, Sainsbury's Abbey Wood, SE2 9NU
Upcoming public eventsSat 15 Feb 2020 , 1pm - 4pm, Sainsbury's Abbey Wood, SE2 9NU
Thurs 20 Feb 2020, 5pm-8pm, Thamesmere Library, SE28 8DT
Tues 25 Feb 2020 , 5pm - 8pm Sports Club Thamesmead, Mead Bar, SE28 8NJ
Weds 26 Feb 2020 , 10am - 5.30pm Thamesmead Information Hub, DA18 4BW
Can't make it? Feedback online: https://thamesmeadandabbeywoodframework.commonplace.is/overview
Please subscribe to our mailing list to make sure you have the latest news on this work. If you have any enquiries, please email thamesmeadoapf@london.gov.uk
From Thursday 30 Jan, we will be hosting a number of community drop-in events to share the draft framework for Thamesmead and Abbey Wood.
This will be an opportunity for those who live, work, shop or run a business in the area to learn more about the framework and to have their say on the future of Thamesmead and Abbey Wood. Please save these dates in your diary and come speak to us during the events below.
Upcoming eventsThurs 30 Jan 2020 , 5pm-8pm, Thamesmere Library, SE28 8DT
Sat 1 Feb 2020 , 10am - 1pm, Sainsbury's Abbey Wood, SE2 9NU
Sat 15 Feb 2020 , 1pm - 4pm, Sainsbury's Abbey Wood, SE2 9NU
Thurs 20 Feb 2020, 5pm-8pm, Thamesmere Library, SE28 8DT
Tues 25 Feb 2020 , 5pm - 8pm Sports Club Thamesmead, Mead Bar, SE28 8NJ
Weds 26 Feb 2020 , 10am - 5.30pm Thamesmead Information Hub, DA18 4BW
Can't make it? Feedback online: https://thamesmeadandabbeywoodframework.commonplace.is/overview
Please subscribe to our mailing list to make sure you have the latest news on this work. If you have any enquiries, please email thamesmeadoapf@london.gov.uk
The Thamesmead and Abbey Wood Opportunity Area Planning Framework (OAPF) has been published for a 12-week consultation period from Tuesday 17 December to Tuesday 10 March 2020.
Find out more about what this means for your area and leave your comments here: https://thamesmeadandabbeywoodframework.commonplace.is/overview
A physical copy of this document is also available for viewing at The Information Hub, Thamesmere Library, Thamesmead Library, Abbey Wood Library, Plumstead Library, and Woolwich Centre Library.
What happens next?
Your comments will inform the final OAPF set to be published in Summer 2020.
Further information
For any further enquiries, please email thamesmeadoapf@london.gov.uk