U+I unveils 1,500-home Greenwich riverfront vision
U+I has released plans to deliver 1,500 riverside homes at Morden Wharf, SE10, on the Greenwich Peninsula.
The regeneration specialist has also proposed more than six acres of parks and public realm, including the riverfront Morden Park.
Dutch architect OMA has worked up plans for 11 tenure-blind residential buildings, with private sale and 35% affordable homes, as shared ownership and London Affordable Rent, and a focus on family homes.
U+I has released plans to deliver 1,500 riverside homes at Morden Wharf, SE10, on the Greenwich Peninsula.
The regeneration specialist has also proposed more than six acres of parks and public realm, including the riverfront Morden Park.
Dutch architect OMA has worked up plans for 11 tenure-blind residential buildings, with private sale and 35% affordable homes, as shared ownership and London Affordable Rent, and a focus on family homes.
Morden Wharf will include a mix of commercial, retail and community uses, including flexible spaces for SMEs and light industrial on the designated strategic land.
There will be a new public square with a focus on green spaces, areas for cyclists and pedestrians and a hidden underground car park.
U+I will retain the old jetty and will upgrade the area surrounding the Thames Path National Trail.
Richard Upton, chief development officer at U+I, said: “Our vision is to create a vibrant community rooted in the site’s heritage with world-class public realm. We will bring together new homes, retail, leisure, employment and an extensive riverfront park to create a dynamic and integrated neighbourhood on the banks of the Thames.
“Morden Wharf will have at its heart a beautiful park and high-quality open spaces that are open to everyone.”
U+I acquired the two-acre freehold and 17-acre leasehold interest in 2012 with a goal to bring forward a residential-led, mixed-use scheme on the site of the 1960s Tate & Lyle sugar factory.
Initially branded Greenwich Beach, U+I selected OMA to design a £950m, 2m sq ft development in 2013. The proposals follow an EIA submitted at the end of last year, which initially sought to deliver 2,000 homes, but was quickly scaled back.
U+I is currently consulting the local community and stakeholders and a hybrid planning application is expected towards the end the year or early 2020.
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