Plans submitted for new £500m Orchard Wharf development
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Plans submitted for new £500m Orchard Wharf development

Published on 16 December 2020

JTP and Regal London have submitted a planning application for the £500m waterfront beds and sheds scheme at Orchard Wharf in the Docklands.

The project will be Regal London’s largest to date and will include reactivating the safeguarded wharf to maximise the use of the river for freight. The detailed plans include 826 new flats, an 88,000 sq ft last-mile logistics port consisting of warehouse and office space, as well as 1,450 sq ft of flexible commercial space.

The housing comprises 456 build-to-rent flats, 136 private sale, 81 discount market rent and 152 affordable rented flats. The scheme also incorporates 72,650 sq ft of public realm with landscaping and a new pedestrian route connecting to the East India Dock Basin.

The former industrial site has been vacant for nearly 30 years despite significant amounts of residential development in the area and various attempts to unlock the land. It includes a safeguarded wharf which requires that development incorporates an active front with waterborne freight.

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A lot of consideration has gone into this submission and the result is a plan that would unlock the full potential of this area, delivering a mixed-use site that exemplifies Regal London’s commitment to creating some of London’s best places in which to live, work and play.
Steve Harrington, Planning Director at Regal London

Regal London is working with JTP as lead architect, alongside Aukett Swanke and Spacehub.

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Orchard Wharf is a unique mix of maritime industrial use and waterfront living, completing the regeneration of Leamouth Peninsula and re-establishing Orchard Place to create new public realm that improves accessibility to East India Dock Basin. The proposed horizontal mix of last mile logistics served from the River Thames with residential buildings above is a first of its kind – removing haulage vehicles from London’s roads and providing much needed high-quality multi-tenure homes.
Marcus Adams, Managing Partner at JTP
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Orchard Wharf, Regal London, Docklands