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BIG ISSUE: Thames Gateway

Situated close to the economic heart of the capital, the 3,000ha Gateway nonetheless contains some of the most disadvantaged areas of the UK.

Exclusive: Gateway losers and winners revealed

22 February 2010

15 schemes promised government cash now told they are low priorities for investment

HCA to take on Thurrock UDC powers

14 January 2010

London Thames Gateway Development Corporation safe for now

Swimming upstream

9 November 2009

Thames Gateway development is next to impossible without public sector support.

Vision for Gateway-wide renaissance

9 November 2009

Plans for every estuary town in the Thames Gateway to undergo a renaissance to create "thriving and complementary offers" by 2050 have been outlined by the area's design champion.

Fewer delivery vehicles for Thames Gateway: HCA chief

4 November 2009

There will likely be fewer delivery vehicles in the Thames Gateway growth area in the future as a result of tightening public sector resources, the chief executive of England's housing and regeneration quango has said.

Thames Gateway chief: Reduce development risks to get private sector involved

10 September 2009

Reducing the risks associated with development is vital to encourage private sector involvement in the Thames Gateway, according to the head of one of the area's regeneration agencies.

Mayor urged to reverse Thames Gateway Bridge decision

14 July 2009

London mayor Boris Johnson should immediately reinstate the plans for the Thames Gateway Bridge, the London Assembly's Labour group said today.

Gateway junction gets go-ahead

19 June 2009

Approval has been granted for a redesign of a road junction in the Thames Gateway viewed by regeneration chiefs as a major barrier to the renewal of the area.

Heritage site renewal due

22 May 2009

The London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) has approved plans for the next stage of the creative industries quarter in east London.

New prison to be built in the Thames Gateway

29 April 2009

A 1,500-capacity jail is to be built in the Thames Gateway.

Call for single Thames Gateway authority

24 April 2009

An all-powerful body should be created to take control of the Thames Gateway development and replace the plethora of organisations that are currently responsible for the scheme, according to a new report.

Thames Gateway park to get £2 million makeover

24 March 2009

The London Development Agency has announced a grant of almost £2 million for one of the five parks to be revitalised along the Thames Gateway.

Flood expert demands Thames Gateway protection

25 February 2009

Developments in the Thames Gateway will be at risk from rising sea levels unless concerted action is taken now, an academic has warned.

Go-ahead for Canning Town scheme

18 February 2009

The first phase of the huge Canning Town and Custom House regeneration project in the Thames Gateway has been given the green light.

HCA commissions new Gateway vision

5 December 2008

A new overarching vision for the Thames Gateway growth area has been commissioned from architect Sir Terry Farrell by the new housing and regeneration super-agency.

Whitehall won't let go in the Gateway

27 November 2008

The DCLG is surprised by adverse reaction to its plans for a 14-strong directorate to advise on regeneration in the Gateway. But some experts see it as yet another structure in a crowded territory, says Ben Walker.

The Thames Gateway: lockdown

21 November 2008

The state of play at Europe's biggest renewal project since the economy nosedived.

Exclusive - Gateway team in 'power grab' row

21 November 2008

Planned DCLG-based Thames Gateway body raises accusations of Whitehall power grab.

Boris cans Thames Gateway bridge

6 November 2008

The proposed Thames Gateway bridge linking Beckton to Thamesmead is officially dead, along with a number of other planned transport schemes in the capital, London mayor Boris Johnson confirmed today.

Thames Gateway set to be eco standards leader

19 September 2008

Development in the Thames Gateway would be expected to meet higher environmental and accessibility standards than across England as a whole under new draft guidance.

Boris and the bridge

25 July 2008

Just what are the London mayor's plans for the Thames Gateway crossing?

£35m available to green the Gateway

23 May 2008

The Government this week announced a £35 million funding pot to support the creation of parks, town squares and riverside pathways in the Thames Gateway.

Gateway project 'likely to miss deadline'

18 April 2008

The biggest planned housing development in the Thames Gateway is unlikely to meet its build targets, according to a former government adviser on the area.

Gateway 'will fail without vital transport services'

21 March 2008

Development in London's Thames Gateway will not be sustainable unless it is matched by adequate transport services in the area, London's transport tsar warned this week.

Greens win gateway bridge concessions

25 January 2008

Public transport options on the Thames Gateway bridge are to be reviewed following a deal with London Assembly Green Party members to secure the mayor's budget.

Housing super-agency set to take Gateway reins

11 January 2008

The new housing super-quango is poised to take over the functions of the recently vacated Thames Gateway chief executive's office, according to senior sources.

Poisoned chalice

4 January 2008

The Thames Gateway's boss has departed - is running the project an impossible job?

Brown unveils £800m funding for Gateway

7 December 2007

The Thames Gateway is to receive £600 million in dedicated funding over the next three years, the Prime Minister announced last week.

The Thames Gateway 2007-2008

23 November 2007

Developers and investors are moving into the Thames Gateway. The strategy's leadership and management are being sharpened and refined.

Green gridlock

23 November 2007

Ideas for green spaces in the Thames Gateway are ambitious. But there are serious questions over integration and funding.

Thames Gateway: read all about it in our special report

Are we nearly there yet?

23 November 2007

We open our report on the Thames Gateway by asking why hardly anyone thinks the project is fulfilling its potential.

A policy mix-up

23 November 2007

The Thames Gateway is set for a wave of inward migration, much of it by ethnic minority people. But despite BNP wins in Barking and Dagenham, nobody has a strategy for handling any resultant tensions, says Nicola Carroll.

Off to a slow start

23 November 2007

The Thames Gateway has a long way to go in meeting its target number of new homes.

And when the levees break?

23 November 2007

The summer's floods in the Severn Valley highlighted the dangers of building housing on flood plains. So is it really sensible to be building so many new homes in the low- lying Thames Gateway? Jon Neale reports.

Bridge of sighs

21 September 2007

We investigate the benefits and disadvantages of the proposed new Thames crossing.

MPs attack Gateway jobs strategy

22 June 2007

MPs have attacked the Thames Gateway's lack of targets for the number of local people who should share in the region's projected jobs growth.

275 more Barking homes approved

15 June 2007

A housing, office and retail scheme within the London Thames Gateway in central Barking has been granted full planning permission subject to planning gain deal sign off.

Thames Gateway project seeks deputy directors

8 June 2007

Two deputy directors are being sought to advance the Thames Gateway project alongside chief executive Judith Armitt.

Port gains approval in Thames Gateway

1 June 2007

A major port scheme in the Thames Gateway secured planning permission this week after years of delay.

High-rise overdose threat to cohesion

18 May 2007

"Hyper-dense" development in inappropriate locations is in danger of destroying attempts to create community cohesion in the Thames Gateway, according to the Williams report.

Vetted Gateway builder list set to go national

18 May 2007

Plans to introduce a vetted list of affordable housing developers in the Thames Gateway look set to be rolled out nationwide after receiving backing this week from the Government's housing quango.

Regeneration body extends lifespan until 2014

10 May 2007

The lifespan of the first of the government's new-style urban development corporations has been extended.

Vetted Gateway builder list planned

11 May 2007

Developers that build just three below-par housing schemes will be kicked off a new gold standard of approved Thames Gateway housebuilders under proposals from a high-level Housing Corporation-backed commission.