The Knights Road scheme, designed by Allies and Morrison, will deliver 334 affordable homes alongside around 4,000 sq m of workspace, as well as retail and community space.
Ballymore has submitted a hybrid application that includes detailed consent for an initial phase of 640 homes across three buildings ranging from six to 18 storeys, together with 2,300 sq m of flexible commercial space.
Outline proposals cover the wider build-out of the remaining homes across the site, located south of London City Airport between North Woolwich Road, the River Thames, Lyle Park and surrounding industrial land.
Given the scale of the development, the application will be referred to the Mayor of London for final approval. Ballymore is targeting a start on site for the first phase in early 2028, subject to detailed design progression.
The project will also fund significant upgrades to Lyle Park — a 4.5-acre riverside space originally gifted to the community by Abram Lyle of Tate & Lyle — alongside improvements to riverside flood defences.