Introduction to Site | Design Brief | Adjacent Master Plans | Site Context (Streaming Video)

SITE LOCATION
The site is within the South East Region and the Thames Gateway Area, the most densely populated, highly congested, economically active, development pressured region within the Country.

It is located on the Greenwich Peninsula, upstream from the Thames Barrier along Bugsby’s Reach which extends towards the O2. It is constrained by Lombard Wall to the East; Bugsby’s Way to the South, Horn Lane and New Horn Lane in the West and is bounded by the River Thames in the North.

THE 02

The O2 is a large entertainment district including an indoor arena, a music club, a cinema, an exhibition space, piazzas and bars and restaurants, built within a large dome-shaped building (formerly the Millennium Dome), on the Greenwich peninsula in south-east London, England. It was originally constructed as the Millennium Dome to house the Millennium Experience. Interesting trivia here.

ADJACENT MASTER PLANS
Teams should be aware of the designated zones within the Greenwich Peninsula which are described in more detail.

ENVIRONMENT
The development of the East side of the Peninsula has provided for excellent public access to the river. The riverside walk, the design of the ecological terracing, the Queen Elizabeth 11 Pier and the Greenwich Yacht Club have all contributed to promoting use of or enjoyment of the river as an amenity. Furthermore, the ecological terracing and the ’greening’ of Ordnance Pier have helped to protect and enhance a variety of species of wildlife that are associated with the river.

TRANSPORTATION
The North Greenwich Transport Interchange on the Peninsula and the DLR at Greenwich Town Centre has changed travel patterns within Greenwich. The site is also served with Public transport bus routes, Charlton Railway Station (10 minutes) and Westcombe Park Railway Station (15 minutes).

Teams shall assume that the essential form of movement for travel to work have been accounted for under existing master plans. Click here.

SITE DESIGNATION
The site is currently defined as being within a Designated Aggregates Zone; this includes Angerstein and Murphy’s Wharves, which are protected by a Safeguarding Direction. The area also benefits from a railhead which has the potential for river and rail for transport of raw and finished products. As such the site is protected from land speculation pressures and safeguarded for long-term business/industrial use.

DESIGNATION ASSUMPTIONS FOR COMPETITION
Strategically this site is well placed for mixed-use employment led development, including an element of residential use, which would extend the tourism and leisure facilities in Greenwich. A balanced approach is called for and it is noted that the low levels of employment associated with aggregate operations will be exceeded many times over by commercial redevelopment.

For the purposes of the ‘hypothetical’ Build LONDON Live competition, teams shall assume that the site will no longer be used for aggregate production, but that the deep water terminal shall be retained for river traffic and a reduced scale freight and cargo handling facility. The railway and railhead shall also be retained so that future freight use is possible. Teams shall provision for (to be announced) square metres of cargo/freight handling adjacent to the railway and consider the access of commercial vehicles.

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