Homes England has awarded a £23 million grant to Transport for
London (TfL) as part of the Agency's ongoing support to help
transform two major brownfield sites into thriving communities at
Thamesmead Waterfront and Beckton Riverside.
The grant will fund a new bus link to connect new housing and
enhance existing bus corridors linking Thamesmead with the Abbey
Wood and Woolwich Elizabeth line stations.
The work will be delivered ahead of the broader DLR extension, as
backed by government in the 2025 autumn budget, and is supported
by Homes England expertise and resources.
Housing Secretary said:
The DLR extension to Thamesmead is a perfect example of how this
government is making the economy grow faster.
Better public transport links open up land for thousands of new
homes, creating good jobs and connecting people to the
opportunities just a short journey away in the heart of capital.
We're not just building 1.5 million homes but ensuring
communities like Thamesmead are finally receiving the investment
and infrastructure they've been promised for decades.
New transport infrastructure like the Bus Transit project is
essential to the DLR extension, helping to enable 25,000 to
30,000 new homes and two new communities, spanning about 145
hectares of brownfield land across the two London boroughs of
Newham and Greenwich.
Homes England has been actively involved in supporting the DLR
extension since its inception. This work has been part of a
collaboration led by TfL, Greater London Authority (GLA), the
London Borough of Newham (LBN), Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG),
developers and landowners, as well as the Ministry for Housing,
Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the Department for
Transport (DfT).
Amy Rees CB, Chief Executive of Homes England, said:
This collaboration is just one example of how local and national
organisations are working together, combining expertise and
resources, to create communities with the homes and
infrastructure that people need to thrive and grow.
We are proud to work with local leaders, mayors and partners
across the country, to help everybody have a safe, secure place
to call home within sustainable, flourishing communities.
Alex , TfL's Chief Customer and Strategy
Officer, said:
This funding marks an important step towards delivering better
transport connections for Thamesmead and Beckton Riverside. By
improving bus links now and progressing plans for the DLR
extension, we're helping unlock thousands of new homes and
creating sustainable communities with the transport
infrastructure they need to thrive.
Notes to editors:
- Homes England is the government's housing and regeneration
Agency, and we're here to drive the creation of more affordable,
quality homes and thriving places so that everyone has a place to
live and grow. We make this happen by working in
partnership with thousands of organisations of all sizes, using
our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring
investment to communities and get more quality homes built.
Learn more about us: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about
- The funding is a London Brownfield Infrastructure and Land
(BIL) grant. Learn more about BIL funding: Brownfield,
Infrastructure and Land Fund - GOV.UK
- Learn more about the DLR project: Potential
DLR extension - Transport for London
