Barking Riverside
| Barking Riverside | |
| Essex | |
|---|---|
 Rivergate Centre | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ466825 |
| Location: | 51°31’22"N, -0°6’45"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Barking |
| Postcode: | IG11 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Barking and Dagenham |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Barking |
Barking Riverside is a mixed-use development in Essex, developed along the River Thames to the south of Dagenham. It is being built on land formerly occupied by Barking Power Station on a site of 440 acres, with planning permission for 10,800 homes.[1]
As planning restrictions prevented more than 1,200 homes without adequate transport links,[2] the London Overground Gospel Oak to Barking line has been extended to Barking Riverside to allow the development to be completed as planned[3] and the new station opened on 18 July 2022.
History
The development is taking place on brownfield land that was formerly occupied by Barking Power Station. Prior to being drained for industrial use, it was tidal marshland. The power station closed in 1981, with a concentration of National Grid pylons, overhead lines, cables and sub-stations remaining.
In the early 1990s, the Department of Environment sought brownfield sites in the 'Thames Gateway' area for development.
In 2004 Barking Riverside Ltd was formed as a joint venture of Bellway Homes and the Homes and Communities Agency (later replaced by GLAP) to deliver the project. Outline planning permission was granted in August 2007, with detailed consent for the first phases given in June 2009. Work started in 2010, and the first homes following the establishment of Barking Riverside Ltd were completed and occupied in 2012.[4]
Culture and community
The Rivergate Centre, between Minter Road and Handley Page Road, is a community centre that houses halls for hire, the George Carey Primary School, the Rivergate Church and the Riverside School\[5]
There is also a local shop, a café, a pharmacy, and a beauty salon.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Barking Riverside) |
References
- ↑ "New Build Homes in East London". https://barkingriverside.london/.
- ↑ "Boris Johnson calls for creation of new 'garden suburb' in Barking and Dagenham". London. 2014-02-13. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/boris-johnson-calls-for-creation-of-new-garden-suburb-in-barking-and-dagenham-9125436.html.
- ↑ Tim Burrows (17 August 2015). "No café, no pub, no doctor in London's most isolated suburb". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/17/no-cafe-pub-doctor-londons-most-isolated-suburb-barking-riverside.
- ↑ Barking Riverside | Greater London Authority Template:Webarchive
- ↑ "Rivergate Centre - Who is at the Centre". http://rivergatecentre.org.uk/who-is-at-the-centre/.