Royal Wharf
| Royal Wharf | |
|---|---|
  Location within London | |
| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Location | Newham, London |
| Town or city | London |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′02″N 0°01′46″E / 51.500667°N 0.029427051°ECoordinates: 51°30′02″N 0°01′46″E / 51.500667°N 0.029427051°E |
| Construction started | July 2014 |
| Estimated completion | 2020 |
| Client | Ballymore Group and Oxley Holdings Ltd |
| Grounds | 161,874 sq m |
| Other information | |
| Number of units | 3,385 |
| Website | |
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royalwharf | |
Royal Wharf, on the former site of Minoco Wharf on the north bank of the River Thames, is a residential and commercial development in Newham, London located near the Thames Barrier, and close to both West Silvertown and Pontoon Dock DLR stations.
The development, a joint venture between Ballymore Group and Singapore listed Oxley Holdings, includes 3,385 residential units and 10,000 square metres of retail and commercial space.[1]
History
The 15.2 hectare site was originally developed as an industrial works at the end of the nineteenth century and was also used for the manufacture of TNT during the First World War. Following this, the site was used by Shell UK for a period as an oil storage and refining site. This came to an end in the 1990s, when the site was left vacant.
Silvertown Explosion
Royal Wharf sits on the site of the Silvertown Explosion, a large explosion at a munitions factory on 19 January 1917 which killed 73 people and injured more than 400, and caused substantial damage to the local area. As part of the development, the Silvertown War Memorial was relocated to Royal Wharf Gardens, in the centre of the development.
Development
In 2012, following a comprehensive consultation process with Newham Council officers, the Thames Gateway Corporation and local community stakeholders (including local groups and individual residents), planning permission was granted to redevelop the site with a mixed-use scheme, delivering 3,385 new homes, a new primary school, leisure facilities and retail and commercial office space.
As of February 2018, the phase 1 and 2A buildings on the development have mostly been completed and occupied, these buildings are located on the eastern side of the development, with the western side of the development (Phase 2B and 3) completing from Q2-Q3 2018, through to 2020.
Cilantro Engineering were appointed to work as part of a collaborative team to deliver Design and Build MEP Installations
The estimated number of occupants once the development is fully complete is around 10,000.