Plans for almost 3,500 home mixed-use development on the site of the old Ford stamping plant in Dagenham have been approved by the LB Barking & Dagenham Council.

The plans were submitted by Peabody.

Following approval of the outline application, work is now progressing towards a detailed planning submission for the first 935 homes and most of the new urban park in summer 2022.

Plans for the scheme, called Dagenham Green, include:

• Up to 3,502 homes including 1,550 affordable homes

• Over 10 acres of public realm and landscaping including a central 5-acre urban park and 15,000 sqm of playspace

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• New cycling, pedestrian and bus route connections linking to the wider areas and public transport

• New local shops and restaurants 

• 5 acres of land for a new Secondary School

• Heritage Trail that will signpost visitors to different aspects of the area's history including the 1968 Sewing Machinists Strike and the biodiverse Thames Marshland.

The lead designer and master planner is PRP Architects and HTA Design is leading the landscape and public realm work. Savills is acting as Town Planning consultants with Arcadis appointed as Project & Cost Managers.

Involving small-medium enterprises has also brought significant value to the team, with key involvement from Futureground (Sustainability), Beispiel (Masterplan narrative), Pitman Tozer (Phase 1 architecture), Lyndon Goode (Phase 1 architecture), Augarde Consulting (Workspace) and DN&Co (Identity & brand) amongst others.