We have been here before.
Prior to the Spending Review back in June, the mayor and the developers Peabody who own the site at Thamesmead Waterfront, said they thought a DLR extension was “critical”.
No funding was forthcoming from government. It said it would continue to work with TfL on the business case.
Ed Mayes from the developer Lendlease says that without a public transport link, it wouldn’t be able to deliver high density homes that are required.
“Thamesmead is one of those forgotten areas of London. It’s got two miles of river frontage, it has some natural assets that are inaccessible to the public at the moment.
“Our scheme creates new parks, blue waterways, river frontage for a community of 15,000 homes. A workplace community and a town centre for the local area. It will have nature embedded at it heart and a place with growth and culture on every corner. It will be incredible. We just need that green light from government.”
