About Thamesmead and Abbey Wood OAPF

About Thamesmead and Abbey Wood OAPF

Project Overview

The Thamesmead and Abbey Wood Opportunity Area Planning Framework (OAPF) :

was prepared jointly by the Mayor of London, Transport for London (TfL), Greenwich and Bexley Councils.

is a 20-year framework that plans for the future development of the area up to 2041. This includes new homes, jobs, transport, infrastructure, and social and community uses.

OAPF Boundary

What does this OAPF do?

Explores a number of transport schemes with the potential to unlock development opportunities and provide high-quality public transport connections, along with walking and cycling improvements.

Helps guide where new homes, jobs and infrastructure are built up to 2041.

Informs future Local Plan policy reviews.

Is taken into account when deciding planning applications that fall within its boundary.

The OAPF does not establish new policies and must be read in the context of the London Plan and Greenwich and Bexley Councils‘ Development Plans.

This consultation is now closed. All feedback received has been carefully reviewed to help shape the final adopted OAPF. To view the final adopted OAPF click here.

Next Steps

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.

Public Consultation

The draft OAPF consultation took place from 17 Dec 2019 - 10 March 2020 .

Past events

Weds 26 Feb 2020 , 10am - 5.30pm, Thamesmead Information Hub, DA18 4BW

Tues 25 Feb 2020 , 5pm - 8pm, Sports Club Thamesmead, Mead Bar, SE28 8NJ

Thurs 20 Feb 2020 , 5pm-8pm, Thamesmere Library, SE28 8DT

Sat 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