Bexley Council plan new block of flats beside Belvedere station
An update before Bexley Council’s Cabinet next week on housing plans shows a 13-floor block proposed beside Belvedere station.
The authority’s developer BexleyCo are looking into a new GP surgery at street level with 90 flats above.
A report states: “The location of the development, next to Belvedere Station provides excellent transport links. The building is proposed to be 13 storeys in keeping with the master plan for the area.
“It will provide a new gateway to the station and will be important in establishing the housing and regeneration potential for the whole area.”
Wider development
Bexley Council have long had plans for thousands of new homes in Belvedere. Bexley Growth Strategy raised the possibility of up to 8,000 new homes and 3,500 jobs (see page 99 here) with some plans already submitted.
In December 2023 outline approval was given for 1,250 homes to the east of the station.
Around 400 homes are also planned for the former gasholder site to the west.
Belvedere is just one stop from Abbey Wood and the Elizabeth line. Thameslink don’t currently stop at Belvedere station though recently stated they will look into calling at one of three stations currently skipped: Woolwich Dockyard, Belvedere or Erith.
Passive provision was looked at for a Bus Rapid Transit in Belvedere which could convert to a tram in future. Bexley Council have pushed for “a link to a segregated public transport corridor running from North Greenwich to Slade Green”.
If the DLR makes it to Thamesmead TfL have mentioned onward extension to Belvedere.
Given the need for grade separation it would either have to operate underground or upon a viaduct which may prohibit extension to Belvedere (unlike a tram) and add to costs – and certainly would hinder extension further east to Erith (where 6,000 homes are planned).
New developments next to stations are always popular due to the transport links.
We always need more GP Surgeries to.meet the demand of growing local populations. As new homes are built and people move in to the area.
Mixed use developments are also popular where you have commercial space at ground level and flats above.
Dear Murky Depths,
Here is something for you to look at:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clynx0035dko
This is regarding of the Thamesmead Waterfront.
Cheers I read that. They managed to confuse Abbey Wood with Thamesmead. I presume Peabody gave the wrong info. Given how clueless they are at both building and where the town even is based on past evidence it says a lot about the organisation. The article unfortunately seems to present a DLR or nothing view of north Thamesmead which is far from the case. A tram to Abbey Wood and Woolwich liz lines stations can facilitate thousands of new homes and benefit nearby areas and the rest of Thamesmead which the DLR will not do.