Deptford Creek/Greenwich Riverside Opportunity Area

Deptford Creek/Greenwich Riverside is identified in the Mayor’s London Plan¹ as an OA with potential for 5,500 new homes and 3,000 new jobs by 2041². The OA was designated 2004 and is part of the Bakerloo Line Extension Growth Corridor. See Figure 1 and 2.

_{¹ The London Plan is the statutory Spatial Development Strategy for London. As the overall strategic plan for London, it sets out an integrated economic, environmental, transport and social framework for the development of London over the next 20-25 years.}

_{² Figures based on London Plan evidence. Homes figures are based on 2017 Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA, 2017) for the period 2019 – 2041. Jobs figures are based on London Employment Sites Database (LESD, 2017) for the period 2016 – 2041.}

Figure 3 shows the number of homes completed in the OA since 2019.

Figure 4 shows the number of homes completed since the OA was designated.

Figure 7 shows the percentage of affordable homes in the OA since designation, and a comparison with the London average.

Figure 8 shows in detail the number of affordable homes since the OA was designated.

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) provides a definition of affordable housing for planning purposes. Within this broad definition, sections 4.6.3 - 4.6.9 of the London Plan sets out the Mayor’s preferred affordable housing tenures and other genuinely affordable housing products.

The London Datahub is the GLA's main source of development data. The Datahub holds detailed information on planning applications, permissions, starts and completions in Greater London enabling the tracking of development progress across London. The data received is supplied by applicants for planning permissions and may be subject to inherent issues and errors. For more information on how the data is collected please see the Planning London Datahub.

While delivering affordable homes and creating and protecting jobs are key components of the London Plan, the Mayor also recognises that future development in the city must be sustainable and inclusive.

The London Plan, therefore, sets out a new way of doing things, something that is called Good Growth. Good Growth is about working to deliver a more socially integrated and sustainable city, where people have more of a say, and growth brings the best out of existing places while providing opportunities to communities. Good Growth is not about supporting growth at any cost.

To understand the impact of the London Plan, the Mayor is legally required to keep the London Plan under review. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and the approach to monitoring the Plan is set out in its final chapter and provides the basis for an ongoing and iterative assessment of the effectiveness of the Plan. Performance against the KPIs is reported in the statutory Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) which is published by the Mayor each Spring.

In addition to monitoring the progress of homes, jobs and infrastructure, the AMR will also monitor a range of other data that relates to the Good Growth objectives and the Mayor's vison for London to be socially and economically inclusive and environmentally sustainable. These will be measured through a combination of KPIs listed in Table 12.1 of the London Plan 2021 and other performance measures which will be developed as part of the London Plan AMR.