Fresh plans add 947 homes on former Ford plant
Countryside Partnerships and L&Q have got the go ahead for for nearly 4,000 homes at their £1bn Beam Park regeneration scheme in Rainham, Essex.
The pair have received planning consent from the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham for a hybrid application for phases B-G of Beam Park.
The new plans include an uplift of 947 homes, meaning that when added to the two phases already delivered, 3,947 homes will be created in total. The homes comprise 50% affordable and 25% family homes in a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units.
Countryside Partnerships and L&Q have got the go ahead for for nearly 4,000 homes at their £1bn Beam Park regeneration scheme in Rainham, Essex.
The pair have received planning consent from the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham for a hybrid application for phases B-G of Beam Park.
The new plans include an uplift of 947 homes, meaning that when added to the two phases already delivered, 3,947 homes will be created in total. The homes comprise 50% affordable and 25% family homes in a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units.
Phases B-G of Beam Park, a former Ford manufacturing facility, are the final phases for the wider development and are due to be completed by 2035.
Designed by architect Patel Taylor, the new plans will also deliver a new six-acre public park on the western side of Beam Park which includes a green square the size of the London Olympic velodrome.
The new application will deliver 58% more open space on the previously inaccessible brownfield site, and a biodiversity net gain of more than 350%.
Countryside chief executive Stephen Teagle said: “Our revised plans for Beam Park will optimise the site’s capacity for housing delivery, and with 50% of all homes being affordable, will make a significant contribution to meeting local housing needs and towards Barking & Dagenham’s housing targets. We are committed to playing our part in improving housing affordability in the area.
“Importantly, the planning consent means that we can bring forward the early delivery of 500 quality new homes at Beam Park, with a variety of designs and we will also be providing community facilities for the use of local people as part of our commitment to placemaking.”
Image © Patel Taylor
