The London Borough of Havering has secured planning permission to deliver more than 1,000 homes on an industrial site in Romford.
The new mixed-use Bridge Close neighbourhood, which was masterplanned by Fletcher Priest Architects, will comprise homes, a primary school, health centre and office and retail units, near Romford Elizabeth Line station
Outline planning permission has been granted for the entire 9.2 acre site, with detailed planning permission secured for plots designed by Allies and Morrison and Maccreanor Lavington.
The Allies and Morrison-designed plot, comprising two buildings of 14 storeys, will provide 229 homes for sale and 1,100 sq m of commercial space.
The Maccreanor Lavington-designed plot comprises a 9-storey building providing 154 new homes – a mix of social rent, shared ownership and private sale – and 800 sq m of commercial space.
The development will open up the town centre of Romford with a new bridge across the River Rom, a new pathway providing access to the previously culverted waterway, and new streets providing increased connectivity and improved links to the existing pedestrian network.
