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01 / The Opportunity
Meadowland is a development of
33 new 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes in
Barking Riverside, the UK’s largest
and most ambitious regeneration project.
The start of something new
“The best, the most spacious and
the most affordable homes.”
Design for Homes Award 2011
CABE citation for Barking Riverside
“Houses with qualities rarely
found in London for generations.”
Housing Design Awards 2010
Review of the planning scheme that is now Meadowland
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These high-quality and • ttractively priced for buyer and rental market
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(introductory discounts may be available on
This structure, commonly found in areas such as the
Crown Estate, is being established following best practice
• km landscaped waterfront development.
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sustainable homes, with certain units). and the highest standards in estate governance, and will
allow residents to have much greater control as to how the
• eighbourhood centre (Rivergate Centre) includes
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three-form entry primary school, places of worship,
roof terraces, gardens, • nvironmentally sustainable, energy efficient homes
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parking, comprehensive designed and built by an award-winning team including
Sheppard Robson Architects, winner of a 2010 This structure is particularly important in fulfilling the vision • verall 1,500 new jobs, 10,800 new homes, 26,000
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on-site amenities and Housing Design Award for their work on the for Barking Riverside as a vibrant and sustainable urban new population.
community facilities, Meadowland scheme, and leading contractors Mace,
recipient of the Building Awards project/construction
community supported by full healthcare, retail, leisure and
educational facilities and serviced by new transport links. • ew Rivergate primary school opens Sept 2011 and
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present a rare opportunity management firm of the year award. the secondary school (planning approval secured) is
to invest in the future • arden square courtyard layout with play area,
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planned to be delivered as part of a later phase.
prosperity of an entirely new covered rain garden and community orchard.
Barking Riverside starts from a low investment base with
• ccess to Europe’s largest in-town shopping centre,
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at Westfield Stratford City.
district close to London’s • ffordable location and high quality new homes
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key residential, retail and combine to deliver an exceptional investment
opportunity for long term growth.
prices in London, but with its long history, rich cultural
tradition and excellent public transport links with central
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(planning approval granted) with planned delivery
business destinations. London, it is poised for growth. Projects accelerating this as part of a later phase.
• igh quality and efficient existing public transport
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network, new transport routes, new infrastructure. services, provided new retail and leisure, created new • ow operation and maintenance costs.
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space for the capital’s all-important cultural industries, and
• art of one of the largest development sites in London
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with 185 hectares, of which 41% is green space choice of new, efficient and well-placed homes at a low growth potential.
including a new ecology park. initial value base for long-term investment, taking maximum
advantage of the growing amenities within Barking
Barking Riverside is one of the largest brownfield Riverside:
regeneration projects in Europe, drawing on £50 million
of public funding and £120 million of public infrastructure
funding to deliver a wholly integrated new community of
strategic importance in the Thames Gateway.
The properties that make up Meadowland are set round
a landscaped open area in the style of the classic London
squares. Together they form part of the wider Barking
Riverside estate, and are being sold on a 999 year long
leasehold basis.
Barking Riverside – more than
10,000 residential units, retail,
offices, schools, leisure space
and natural water reserves,
carefully integrated into the built
environment of Barking
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02 / Location & Connections
Meadowland is an enclave of efficient
modern homes in a vibrant, outdoor
family environment at the heart of the
Thames Gateway, close to the river
and the countryside and with great
road, rail and underground connections
– 22 minutes to the City of London,
18 minutes to Canary Wharf and
38 minutes to the West End. *
A breath of fresh air.
* Times/distances AA Route Planner/TFL.
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Road M1 “A vastly improved service,
Barking has close east-west M25
M11
transforming our vital
access to London’s transport Paddington
transport network.”
network via the A13, M40
Boris Johnson, London Mayor
north-south access via the Greater London Barking Heralding the Barking and Dagenham transport
infrastructure upgrade and multi-billion pound
A117 and national arterial
A13
M4 Meadowland London improvements.
connections via the M25. Heathrow
M25
Travel Times by Car* M3 M20
A3 M25 Road and Bus Network
Canary Wharf 5.6 miles / 18 mins M26
Bus Routes 387 238 EL1 EL2 368 5
M23
City of London (Aldgate) 7.2 miles / 22 mins
West End (Oxford Street) 12.4 miles / 38 mins
Bus A12
Ilford
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Transit (ELT) modern
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services are running from Ilford to Dagenham Dock station Canning Town A117
via Barking town centre. Meadowland is currently served by
existing bus route 387 running to Barking town centre, and
this will be upgraded to a full ELT route as the population of
Barking Riverside grows. A117
Highway upgrading works to enable the ELT to run to Thamesmead
Barking Riverside are currently underway and expected to
* Times/distances AA Route Planner/TFL. complete by 2013 (further information available at tfl.gov.uk).
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Underground &
Overground “People choose to live,
work and invest here
Stratford
2012
Highbury & Olympic Park
International Train Lines
Islington Dalston Junction
Central
because Barking and
Stratford
St Pancras Abbey Road Barking
International Circle
Dagenham provide
(Eurostar) Dagenham Dock
West Ham
District
Mile End
Hammersmith & City
excellence and choice
Barking
Baker Street King’s Cross
Meadowland Riverside
Dagenham Vale
Shoreditch Rainham
Liverpool Jubilee
in the big things in
Oxford Tottenham Farringdon
Circus Street Bow Bow Creekmouth
Court Road Whitechapel
Road Church Star Lane Gallions
Reach DLR
Bank Beckton
London Overground
life – work, education,
Bond Street Beckton
Limehouse Canning Town Custom House Prince Riverside
Tower
Central London Cannon Street Hill Poplar (ExCel Centre) Regent C2C
Fenchurch
Embankment
Street
Shadwell
Canary
Wharf
Royal Albert
Cross Rail health, housing
Westminster Waterloo London Bridge
Canary
Wharf
North
Greenwich London City
Eurostar
Proposed DLR
and recreation.”
(O2 Centre) Airport Extension
Victoria Canada Water Milton McKenzie
Woolwich Arsenal
Abbey Wood
Barking and Dagenham Mayor
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Meadowland is
immediately accessible
to Barking Station Underground from Barking* Air†
and its rail links. (District & Circle lines)
Future links
Tower Hill 21 mins London City Airport 4 miles / 28 mins by rail • ocklands Light Railway extension will serve five new
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stations: Beckton Riverside, Creekmouth, Barking
Riverside, Goresbrook and Dagenham Dock.
Victoria 43 mins Heathrow Airport* 28 miles / 1hr 21 mins by car
• he second phase of ELT works will expand the bus
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Oxford Circus 34 mins Heathrow Airport* 28 miles / 59 mins by Crossrail transit system to Barking Riverside. This high quality
and efficient public transport network is complemented
Stratford 17 mins Stansted Airport 30 miles / 1hr 10 mins by rail
by safe and secure pedestrian and cycle routes.
* Times/distances AA Route Planner/TFL.
Canary Wharf 23 mins
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Terminals 1-3 Rail Station
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A new on-site primary school
is opening in September 2011
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Meadowland will be child
and family oriented from
the start
Amenities
Meadowland will be the residential heart
of the award-winning and self-sufficient
Barking Riverside community. Beyond the
development the borough, and the imminent
arrival of the 2012 Olympics both yield an
impressive array of leisure opportunities,
which are aligned with a period of growth
and prosperity in east London.
• estfield Stratford City, Europe’s largest in-town
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shopping centre – 300 branded name outlets, 24-hour community and leisure activities for residents ensuring
lifestyle, 14 screen Vue cinema. that they have all essential facilities on their doorstep.
• ewly-flourishing and traditional markets of Barking
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town centre. will form an essential part of the community, with
school and nursery facilities, places of worship, café
• normous infrastructure and transport improvements
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directly associated with the Games. school will have places for 630 pupils aged 4-11 and
78 part-time nursery children. School development
• bbey Sports Centre, Goresbrook Leisure Centre,
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Barking – health and fitness gyms, squash courts, amenities available to the wider community – floodlit
swimming pool. sports pitches and a climbing wall.
• ayesbrook Park – parkland, lakes, wildlife and
M • he District Centre which is consented and planned
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thriving Canoe Club. as part of later phases includes a sustainable and
innovatively designed secondary school, as well
• diZone – multisport outdoor gym and fitness trails.
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Barking Riverside.
• Newly refurbished Barking Park – funfair and fireworks.
• eam Valley and Eastbrookend – country parks
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for relaxation.
• icturesque Roding Valley – village life,
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country lifestyle.
Lively new local cafés
and shops will make
a big contribution to
community spirit
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03 / Barking Regeneration
Meadowland forms a key residential
element in the first phase of the
regeneration of the Thames Gateway,
which will also deliver homes, jobs,
shops, open space, leisure and integrated
community facilities, including a
neighbourhood centre and schools.
Improved bus service access, public realm
and the planned DLR extension will
further enhance the social and economic
prosperity of the area.
Building a future.
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Meadowland within the proposed
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Pylon Park
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Meadowland Central Square
– green, tranquil and accessible
“Houses in London garden
squares traditionally attract
20 per cent premium.”
Noel Flint Knight Frank
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04 / Meadowland
Meadowland is an enclosed estate
of 33 homes set round a landscaped
garden square featuring a community
orchard of fruit trees, a rain garden
and play area. Advanced off-site
manufacturing techniques coupled with
a rigorous design process have created
a range of highly sustainable units that
represent a step change in the internal
space and design standards of new
family homes in the area.
A community of interest.
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The scheme • rom 823 sq ft flats to 1,534 sq ft four-bedroom
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houses, these prestigious homes are coming to market
Five styles of three and four-bedroom Autumn 2011*.
freehold houses and one two-bedroom • uilt in a timber frame panel system to a high level
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apartment are grouped round the central of sustainability, insulation and design.
garden square of Meadowland. All have • nergy efficient and allowing for great architectural
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parking and many either have gardens, imagination and variation.
balconies or a spacious roof terrace in • any with dramatic vaulted ceiling spaces – design
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addition to the highly desirable central is a key element in this innovative scheme.
residents garden space. • etwork of cycleways, paths and gardens creates
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through routes from Meadowland to the surrounding
countryside, the Thames-side Path at Buzzard Creek
and the whole Thames Estuary.
“With generous provision of light and space Home styles
these sustainable homes surpass current Campion
Foxglove
Leasehold two-bed, two-bath flat
Leasehold three-bed, one-bath house
standards and foster a sense of community, Clover Leasehold three-bed, one-bath house
the Barking Riverside project delivers a Yarrow Leasehold four-bed, two-bath house
strategic urban landscape that will Cranesbill Leasehold four-bed, three-bath house
regenerate east London.” Chamomile Leasehold three-bed, two-bath house
Alan Shingler
Chair of RIBA Sustainable Futures
RIBA National Councillor
Partner Sheppard Robson
The central square of
Meadowland is a child-
friendly, green open area
*Autumn/Winter 2011 LTGDC doc March 2011
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House Type Location Plan
Campion
Foxglove
Clover
Yarrow
Cranesbill
Chamomile
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House styles
The Meadowland homes are
constructed in a wide variety of forms
created by the imaginative employment
of super-insulated timber panels, high
-performance triple-glazed windows
and slate rooftiles. Private gardens front
and rear emphasise the high quality and
exclusive nature of the development.
The timber-framed houses are clad in brick and timber
panelling, built with factory precision off-site, and contain
triple-glazed rot and insect-resistant timber windows.
All homes: Yarrow – a spacious light-
filled innovative courtyard
home with four bedrooms
• re designed and built to achieve Code for Sustainable
A and two bathrooms
Homes Level Four or higher.
• ome with NHBC Buildmark warranty.
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• omply with Full Lifetime Homes and Secured
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by Design standards.
Cranesbill – a substantial
family home with four
bedrooms, three bathrooms
and two balconies/terraces
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Bright rooms and spacious
interiors lend themselves
to comfortable family living
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Specification
External / General Internal Kitchen Bathroom
• ll units to meet Code for Sustainable Homes
A • hite satin-finished painted doors and joinery
W • hoice of high gloss laminate or timber veneer
C • ully tiled floor and around bath / shower,
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Level 4, Lifetime Homes and Secured by Design. throughout, with chrome-finish ironmongery. kitchen cabinets with laminated worktops. half height to rear W/C / basin.
• ull NHBC warranty.
F • hoice of white / magnolia emulsion finish to
C • tainless steel finish, A-rated fan oven / grill,
S • wyford “option” pedestal basin and back
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plastered internal wall areas. 4 burner hob, chimney style extractor hood. to wall W/C.
• uper insulated triple glazed timber windows,
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and patio doors. • eige twistpile carpet to hallway / bedroom /
B • ull height fridge freezer, washer dryer (free standing
F • ristan fusion taps and shower mixer.
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living areas. in separate cupboard where layout permits).
• lazed balconies and terrace areas to
G • oughened glass shower and over-bath
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many dwellings. • lternate option for oak laminate strip flooring in
A • ull size integrated dishwasher.
F hinged screens.
ground floor hall and living areas, in lieu of carpet.
• ront and rear gardens fully turfed, with
F • ingle bowl stainless steel sink / drainer.
S • hrome plated toilet roll holder with wall
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dedicated cycle storage to each house. • onnection to fibre optic network for TV / broadband.
C mounted mirror above basin.
• aved rear patio areas.
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05 / Floor Plans
These innovative buildings are
designed to maximise space
configuration to match the demands
of busy contemporary family life and offer
a light and spacious living environment.
The way we live now.