<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1608571505/projects/thamesmeadandabbeywoodmap/c808570a-4c20-4e7b-8746-58de97fe8aae.jpg" />The Thamesmead and Abbey Wood OAPF has been adopted by the Mayor of London as supplementary guidance to the London Plan. Thank you to those who have taken the time to speak to us and participated in the consultation. All the feedback we&#39;ve received has been carefully reviewed to help shape the final adopted OAPF. <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning/implementing-london-plan/opportunity-areas/opportunity-areas/thamesmead-abbey"> <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning/implementing-london-plan/opportunity-areas/opportunity-areas/thamesmead-abbey">Click here to see the adopted OAPF and to find out more.</a> </a> BackgroundFifty years since the conception of Thamesmead as an ambitious ‘New Town’ by the Greater London Council, the Thamesmead and Abbey Wood Opportunity Area Planning Framework (T&amp;AW OAPF) seeks to revitalise the area’s ambition by building a case for the delivery of the final pieces of the puzzle: transport links and a planned approach to social and community uses. Prepared jointly by the GLA, Transport for London (TfL), Royal Borough of Greenwich and London Borough of Bexley, the OAPF supports and plans for the Mayor’s proposal to extend the DLR to Thamesmead and beyond. With transport improvements, the OAPF identifies the potential to provide more than 15,000 new homes and 8,000 new jobs.FundingThe transport improvements considered in the OAPF are currently unfunded. Delivering major new public transport schemes is partly dependent on the scale of new growth. As development in the T&amp;AW OA is intrinsically linked to the delivery of strategic public transport connections, new public transport is needed to support housing and employment growth, and vice versa. By illustrating how significant new development can align with Good Growth principles, the T&amp;AW OAPF contributes to a strong case for the investment needed.Next stagesTfL and partners have begun feasibility work on extending the DLR into Thamesmead. <a href="https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2020/december/tfl-and-partners-commence-f-feasibility-work-on-extending-dlr-into-thamesmead">See TfL&#39;s full press release here.</a> 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.

Mayor of London adopts Thamesmead and Abbey Wood OAPF

Our consultation platform, Commonplace will be closed at midnight tonight. Please do ensure you add any final comments on a neighbourhood where you may live or work. you can also comment on any of the themes we have applied to our vision and principles for the area.Follow this <a href="https://royaldocksandriversideframework.commonplace.is/">LINK</a> to add your feedback.We will be reporting back on what you&#39;ve said in the next few months and we will be back for a formal consultation on the Opportunity Area Planning Framework in 2021. Do share this post with your family and friends on social media. You can still sign up to the latest news section to be kept up to date by our team.It&#39;s never too late ... should you have any ideas or comments after the consultation has closed - we welcome you to email us at rdoapf@london.gov.ukThanks for joining the conversation - your feedback and ideas are essential in creating the future framework for the Royal Docks and Beckton Riverside area.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1606478361/projects/thamesmeadandabbeywoodmap/0c3ed51f-7e4c-4a51-b245-5f97d481c62b.jpg" />

Our engagement on the Royal Docks and Beckton Riverside closes today ... 

Please join us for our final community event tomorrow at 6.00pm. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/royal-docks-and-beckton-riverside-oapf-registration-125163357973 ">Sign up here</a> . If you can&#39;t, it’s not too late - please add your comments on the area surveys about the Royal Docks and Beckton Riverside. Click on any of the following and tell us about a neighbourhood where you may live or work so that we can build your feedback and suggestions into the framework! <a href="https://royaldocksandriversideframework.commonplace.is/schemes/proposals/canning-town-and-custom-house/details ">Canning Town and Custom House </a> <a href="https://royaldocksandriversideframework.commonplace.is/schemes/proposals/royal-victoria-and-west-silvertown/details ">Royal Victoria and Silvertown</a> <a href="https://royaldocksandriversideframework.commonplace.is/schemes/proposals/silvertown/details">Silvertown</a> <a href="https://royaldocksandriversideframework.commonplace.is/schemes/proposals/royal-albert-dock/details">Royal Albert Dock</a> <a href="https://royaldocksandriversideframework.commonplace.is/schemes/proposals/north-woolwich/details">North Woolwich</a> <a href="https://royaldocksandriversideframework.commonplace.is/schemes/proposals/albert-island/details">Albert Island</a> <a href="https://royaldocksandriversideframework.commonplace.is/schemes/proposals/beckton-riverside/details ">Beckton Riverside</a> If you have any questions – please email the team at rdoapf@london.gov.uk Please share this news on social media so your friends and family can join the conversation.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1606134110/projects/thamesmeadandabbeywoodmap/c9ed07f8-5ae3-414e-8cfc-cfb843424fe9.jpg" />