A new riverside quarter for Newham

Newham’s riverside was shaped by making and exchange: factories producing everyday goods, sustained by the River Thames and a close-knit local workforce. Thames Road shows how these former industrial landscapes can be re-stitched into the life of contemporary London, transforming a once inward-looking enclave into a connected, inclusive urban quarter of over 1,600 homes that draws strength from its past while responding to local needs.

Alongside Ballymore, we have delivered more than 4,000 homes in Newham at Royal Wharf and Riverscape. Thames Road builds on this long-term experience, creating lasting civic value through connectivity, inclusivity and place.

The 6.1-hectare riverside neighbourhood demonstrates how housing, social infrastructure and public realm can work together—bringing together a new primary school, generous public spaces, a lively high street and an accessible riverside walkway connecting Lyle Park and Thames Barrier Park. Thames Road supports living, working and social life, extending the emerging residential fabric of East London.

John Mulryan, Managing Director, Ballymore, comments: ‘Securing consent for these proposals is a significant milestone and a real endorsement of the ambition and care that has shaped them. Our commitment to the Royal Docks spans decades, and this approval allows us to build on the success of Royal Wharf while continuing to respond in a thoughtful way to the area’s evolving character and needs.

‘Royal Wharf has demonstrated what high-quality brownfield regeneration can achieve, becoming an international benchmark for new town delivery since its completion in 2020. With consent now in place for the Knights Road and Thames Road schemes, we are excited to move forward and prepare to begin construction next year.’

Daniel Mulligan, Partner, Howells, says: ‘This planning approval marks a major step in transforming a long-isolated industrial site into a connected, inclusive riverside neighbourhood for Newham. Thames Road is a community-first scheme, delivering homes, workspaces and a new school within a generous landscape of parks, squares and riverside walks—reopening the Thames to surrounding communities for the first time in over a century.’