London Docklands - Future Developments

Future Developments

The continued success of the Docklands redevelopment has prompted a number of further development schemes, including:

  • Extensions of the Docklands Light Railway possibly to Dagenham.
  • Crossrail mainline link between Canary Wharf, central London and Heathrow Airport.
  • Further development of Canada Water.
  • Redevelopment of Blackwall Basin and Wood Wharf, east of Canary Wharf
  • New skyscrapers to be built at Canary Wharf including the Riverside South towers, the Heron Quays West double-skyscraper development and the North Quay project, consisting of three towers.

In the early 21st century redevelopment is spreading into the more suburban parts of East and Southeast London, and into the parts of the counties of Kent and Essex which abut the Thames Estuary. See Thames Gateway and Lower Lea Valley for further information on this trend.

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