Decision details

Received a report providing an update on the London Road / North Street project, which included an outline of the process for bringing the site forward for development through a proposed partnership with Metropolitan Housing Trust, one of the Councils preferred Registered Social Landlord partners. 

Agreed, in order to begin the regeneration process for Barking Town Centre in line with the agreed Barking Town Centre Framework:

1. To the partnership with Metropolitan Housing Trust in order to produce a development brief for the London Road / North Street area;

2. To comprehensive stakeholder engagement in order to produce the development brief; and

3. That funding be sought to facilitate the stakeholder engagement.