Ten hectares of land have been allocated as Metropolitan Open Land which forms a new ‘green river’ running through the centre of the masterplan. Taller residential  buildings front this open space benefiting from views across public amenity facilities such as sports pitches, formal and informal gardens and outdoor performance space, with the scale of the buildings reducing towards the edges to respond to the context. Safe and attractive routes for pedestrians and cyclists are provided along ‘green fingers’ which run along all the desire lines and link to the surrounding neighbourhoods.

The project is a major regeneration scheme for the UK, led by Berkeley Homes with partners Greenwich Council. It will cost £1bn to deliver and transform a deprived area just smaller than Hyde Park into somewhere people love to live. Already early phases are complete and a community is emerging alongside 35 hectares of parkland and sports pitches.

Ashford have been providing management services on the project since 2017 across various phases, Inclusive of Water Treatment consultation, commissioning validation & witnessing.