Havering Council is urging the Department for Transport and the GLA to resolve their differences and develop the planned station at Beam Park.

Leader of Havering Council, Damian White, described the current situation as "unacceptable".

He said: "All our plans centre on a station being built and is an important part of the jigsaw puzzle for regeneration in the area.

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"We already suffer massively in Havering from lack of infrastructure investment, and when we do have an opportunity to improve it, it seems roadblocks are thrown up!

"Otherwise we need other solutions such as an extension of the DLR as buses alone are not enough.

"And because it is an unacceptable situation, we have written to the Planning Inspectorate to ask for a delay to the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) for that area.

"While this delay is taking place, we feel it is best to see what will happen and I hope that this delay will allow time for a resolution.

"If we do not have a solution in the New Year, then we will reconsider our position further and we may have to look at pulling the CPO all together. We hope this does not happen."