London's first factory-built town

10th November 2017

The Standard looks at plans to create the first factory-built town in London, with Silvertown set to see 850 new homes as part of a £3.5bn regeneration plan. A factory will be built on-site to construct the components for the properties. The project is being led by the Silvertown Partnership, a consortium of three developers - Chelsfield Properties, First Base and Macquarie Capital - which hopes to have residents moving in by 2020. Spokeswoman Olaide Oboh said “We see it as a vibrant, 24-hour area. And we are obsessed with design. We won’t build homes that are just boxes with no character or identity. They will work well and be beautiful to look at”.

Evening Standard (09/11/2017)