Pier Road
Construction has started on Pier Road in North Woolwich, a 350-home neighbourhood that will deliver 127 Social Rent homes (36%) for households on Newham’s waiting list.
The riverside development is being delivered by Populo Living, the council’s wholly owned housing company, along with The Hill Group as construction partner, supported by additional funding from Government’s One Public Estate’s Brownfield Land Release Fund and the GLA’s Affordable Homes Programme.
With the first completions expected in 2029, Pier Road will transform vacant land adjacent to the Woolwich Foot Tunnel into a new neighbourhood with 800sqm of maker space for local creatives, a café, new public gardens, a resident courtyard, and children's play areas.
Set over five blocks of between 8 to 13 storeys, the development includes a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom flats. The site, allocated for housing in Newham's Local Plan, will also deliver improved bus facilities developed with TfL, as well as enhanced landscaping around the foot tunnel entrance.
