Derelict Silvertown site set for £3.5 billion development

The formal planning application has been filed to redevelop one of the last large unbuilt sites in the docklands area — the huge Silvertown site in Newham.
Masterplan layout (c) Lendlease planning application
The land has been derelict since the docks closed in 1981, and was partially cleared in 1990s.
Approvals have been given in the past for the site to be redeveloped but the site has been subjected to repeated delays. However, last year a new group came forward with plans for a £3