1 THAMESMEAD AND ABBEY WOOD OAPF HOW TO GET INVOLVED WHAT IS AN OAPF? The Mayor of London’s draft London Plan identifies Thamesmead & Abbey Wood as an You can help shape your area. We want to ‘Opportunity Area’. These are places in London that have significant opportunities for more hear your views! housing and jobs. This OAPF helps partners work together to develop the area for the future. This community engagement event will run from 3rd August to 15th September WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THAMESMEAD AND 2019. Boards will be displayed at The Information Hub from 6th to 14th August. ABBEY WOOD? • Thamesmead and Abbey Wood is one of the largest Opportunity Areas (OA) in London. Follow the process on www.london.gov. • It forms one of four interlinked OAs in the Thames Estuary, where the Mayor of London is uk/thamesmead-abbey working with partners to promote investment in the estuary, both within and outside London. • Thamesmead and Abbey Wood has been identified as having the potential for 8,000 homes and 4,000 jobs - and with transport improvements this could be even more.

National Planning Policy Framework WHAT WILL THIS FRAMEWORK DO? (NPPF) It will : • set out strategic planning, regeneration and design guidance. • be a guide for emerging development up to 2041. • provide a steer for forthcoming Local Plan policy reviews. SPG* Thamesmead • be a material consideration in planning decisions that fall within its boundary. It London Plan & Abbey Wood OAPF does not establish new policies and must be read in the context of the London Plan and the relevant Borough Development Plans.

Local Plans Informs NEXT STEPS

Neighbourhood NOW winter 2019 2020 Plans

Local engagement Process Feedback Other material planning considerations Draft OAPF Full Consultation Revisions and Adoption Statutory Development Plans YOUR INPUT Further Develop Strategies * Supplementary Planning Guidance YOUR INPUT Direct input from public Informed by public input

OPPORTUNITY AREA BOUNDARY

The Thamesmead & Abbey Wood OAPF boundary crosses over two borough boundaries, RB Greenwich and LB Bexley.

Opportunity area boundary Borough boundary Thamesmead Town Centre

Crossness Sewage LONDON BOROUGH The Moorings Treatment Works OF NEWHAM Crossway Park

Southmere Birchmere Eastern Way Veridion Park Western Way Yarnton Way

HMP Belmarsh The Ridgeway

Pettman Crescent LONDON BOROUGH Belvedere OF BEXLEY station ROYAL BOROUGH Abbey Wood station Plumstead OF GREENWICH Lesnes Abbey station Wood