London Mayor backs 3,000-home Beckton gasworks regeneration

London’s deputy mayor for planning has approved plans for nearly 3,000 homes at Beckton Riverside, paving the way for a £250m remediation and enabling works programme on the former gasworks site.
Berkeley Group subsidiary St William is preparing the massive clean-up operation across the derelict east London site ahead of the first homes getting underway.
The hybrid masterplan was called in by City Hall in April after Newham Council approved the first phase last year.Mayoral approval