Brownfield land in London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has published 126 brownfield sites on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 659.2 hectares with an estimated capacity of 65,225 dwellings.
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Largest sites on the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking Riverside Area, Outline | 179.37 | — | permissioned |
| Barking Riverside | 179.37 | 20000 | permissioned |
| Castle Green | 67.00 | 7000 | not yet |
| Beam Park | 20.09 | — | not yet |
| Beam Park | 20.09 | 3119 | permissioned |
| Former Ford Stamping Plant | 18.53 | — | not yet |
| Former Ford Stamping Plant | 18.53 | 3502 | permissioned |
| Gascoigne East Estate Renewal | 14.70 | — | permissioned |
Source: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. 65,225 is what London Borough of Barking and Dagenham thinks the register could take — your scheme, your design and the Local Plan will move it.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
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