The Masterplan Delivers
- The regeneration of Convoys Wharf provides new urban spaces and public access to the River Thames in an area closed to public access for the last 500 years.
- Convoys Wharf will deliver:
- 3,500 new homes for Lewisham and London.
- The current Reserved Matters Applications deliver 456 private and 124 Affordable Homes.
- Plot 15 provides Affordable Homes with a bias to Social Rent (52%) and are brought forward in advance of the required provisions of the Outline Planning Permission (OPP) and with a lower rent level (London Affordable Rent) than the OPP.
- Plot 08 provides homes for Lewisham and London, designed to sizes that exceed the National Space Standard. These 1- and 2-bedroom homes will be accessible for first time buyers and upscalers supported by the Help to Buy scheme.
- 2,000 full time jobs and 1,200+ construction jobs, supported by a Local Labour and Building Strategy and £500,000 employment and training funding to assist access to those employment opportunities.
- A Cultural and Meanwhile use strategy which, working with the Cultural Steering Group and the local community, will deliver successful placemaking programmes, projects and interventions.
Thames Path
The Thames Path is a National Trail footpath that runs for 180 miles along the banks of the River Thames. Part of the Path runs adjacent to Convoys Wharf, but is currently blocked off and removes access for residents along the waterfront between Deptford and Greenwich. Plans for Convoys Wharf will unlock this strip of land and once again allow for public access.
A Thames Path Strategy is being developed to help guide the design of the interface between the riverside plots (Plot 01 to Plot 04) and this new and important public open space along the river. You can find out more below.