A FRAMEWORK FOR HOUSINGIN THE LONDON THAMES GATEWAY

Our report sets out a framework for delivering new and renovatedhousing in an integrated and sustainable way. Volume one presentsour framework; volume two explores the six elements of theframework in more detail; and volume three brings togethersupporting documentation gathered during the study.This report outlines an overall approach for providing housing inthe Thames Gateway. While the study is not a definitive housingstrategy, it creates a structure which can support locally drivenstrategies within which different actors can operate. We draw onexisting studies and documentation, as well as site visits to all ofthe ten London local authorities involved; meetings and workshopswith all the main actors, including developers, government andcommunity bodies; and active engagement with the issues andproblems at the level of practical delivery as well as policy makingover many years.[...]