A bright future for Newham
Newham is on the brink of a radical transformation. Ambitious
regeneration projects, which are to bring to Newham a population
equivalent to the City of Gloucester, including the Olympics and
legacy, Stratford City, Canning Town and Custom House will bring
thousands of new jobs and homes to the area.
Newham has huge potential for growth and greater prosperity with an
abundance of land for development, excellent transport links and a
young, energetic and increasingly skilled workforce. For Newham the
only way is up.
52,000 homes and 76,000 jobs could emerge in the growth areas and
other parts of the borough. You can download a
development projects map (PDF, 1000kb) for
Newham.
What Newham has to offer
Ready for work
Newham has a youthful, energetic and growing
workforce. It has the youngest population in London, with 41 per
cent under 25 years of age, and is one of the most culturally
diverse communities in the capital, with over 100 languages
spoken.
A variety of training programmes are being set up to ensure that
the local workforce will meet the requirements of employers in the
area. Newham residents are already rising to the challenge,
demonstrating improved skills and educational attainment.
Great connections
Newham has exceptional transport links to London,
the rest of Britain and Europe. An extensive programme of
transport development will further improve accessibility.
The borough is three miles from the City, a stone's throw from
Canary Wharf and 20 minutes by public transport to the West End.
Capacity on the Jubilee Line will increase even more in the next
five years.
Canning Town is linked to London City Airport by the Docklands
Light Railway. The airport offers an expanding range of flights to
UK and European destinations.
Two new DLR stations will connect to Stratford International
Station, to be completed by 2007 and fully accessible to Newham
residents by 2010, with a fast link from Kings Cross via the
Channel Tunnel to Europe. Paris will then be only 2 hours 20
minutes from East London. There will also be commuter services to
Kent in 2009. Crossrail is planned to open in 2017 serving
Stratford, Maryland, Manor Park and Forest Gate.
The A13 provides easy access to the M25 and via the Blackwall
Tunnel, the M2 and M20 to the ports of Kent.
The Thames Gateway Bridge will link Beckton and Barking Reach on
the north side of the Thames to Greenwich and Thamesmead on the
south.
Projected homes and jobs in Newham by
2020
| Site |
New Homes |
New Population |
New
Jobs |
| Stratford (inc. Olympics
legacy) |
14,700 |
32,340 |
41,006 |
| Central Lower Lea
Valley |
4,200 |
9,240 |
7,836 |
| Canning
Town |
9,500 |
16,800 |
2,500 |
| Thameside West |
6,700 |
14,740 |
3,430 |
| Royal Docks |
11,000 |
24,200 |
11,980 |
| Beckton |
2,000 |
4,400 |
2,783 |
| Rest of Borough |
4,300 |
9,460 |
6,953 |
|
TOTALS |
52,400 |
111,000 |
76,500 |
Notes: These are estimates based on our understanding
of development potential in the borough.
Regeneration
Projects
The Thames Gateway
Newham's regeneration activity forms a central part of a much
wider project -
The Thames
Gateway, Europe's biggest regeneration project, which extends
from the Isle of Dogs in London to Southend in Essex and the Isle
of Sheppey in Kent. Public funding is expected to reach £9 billion
from 2008-11.
Organisations overseeing the London part of the Thames Gateway
programme include the
Greater London Authority (GLA) concerned with
planning and the
London Thames
Gateway Development Corporation concerned with areas outside
the Olympics zone.
Stratford City
Already started construction and over the next
15 years, a new £4bn metropolitan centre will be created in East
London, housing most of the Olympic athletes and available for
Newham residents after the Games. Stratford City's retail
element alone will be similar in size to Bluewater including over
100 shops, three big department stores, cafés, schools, hotels,
parks and health centres in addition to the homes.
For further information, see our section on
Stratford City or visit the
Future
Stratford website.
Canning Town and Custom
House
Canning Town is in the top 5% most deprived areas in
the UK, with local people suffering from poor health, low education
and poverty.
The
Canning Town and Custom House Regeneration Project has been
included in the Government's new Mixed Communities Initiatives,
which aims to create neighbourhoods with a balanced mix of owned
and rented accommodation. Canning Town and Custom House is a highly
accessible location in London and this £3.8billion project aims to
transform the area physically, socially and economically with 9,500
new homes and a revitalised town centre.
For further information, contact Gemma Allen, tel: 020 8430
2408
Silvertown Quays
Silvertown Quays, adjacent to the Royal
Victoria Dock, will be transformed into a major mixed-use
waterfront scheme. The 24 hectares (60 acre) site will include
5,000 residential units and a world-class aquarium and outdoor
surfing area.
London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games
The 2012 Games will speed up
our regeneration plans for the Lower Lea Valley and provide a
lasting legacy of jobs and sporting and cultural facilities.
The Olympic developments will provide world class sport facilities
for athletics, swimming, hockey, tennis, cycling and a range of
indoor sports as well as radically improving the image of East
London, for too long the capital's poor relation. The 2012 Games
will see an 80,000-seater Olympic stadium and other sports venues
in a 500-acre landscaped park - the largest urban park built in
Europe for 150 years. The Olympic and Paralympic village will
provide affordable, accessible, environmentally-friendly housing,
ensuring that natural resources are preserved for future
generations.For further information, see our
London
2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games pages.
For additional web resources for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games visit:
The
London 2012 website
Or contact Paul Bowker, Development
Projects team leader, tel: 020 8430 2613
For further hands-on guidance concerning regeneration in Newham,
see our Regeneration Tour
page. |