Thames Gateway and the Olympics

About Thames Gateway and the Olympics

The Gateway stretches for 40 miles along the Thames Estuary from the London Docklands to Southend in Essex and Sheerness in Kent. The area was badly affected by the decline of industries serving London and the South East.

The vision for the Thames Gateway is to create:

  • 180,000 new jobs, through business and economic investment
  • 160,000 new, well-designed homes. These will include affordable homes which can be rented or bought by first time buyers
  • a high quality transport system
  • better education facilities
  • high quality healthcare
  • attractive open spaces with access to the river.

Communities and Local Government is one of the major partners leading this ambitious programme.

Find out about:

  • The Olympic Legacy - how the 2012 Olympic Games will help the regeneration of the area.
  • The partners who are working together on the vision.

There is more detailed information about this initiative on our policy site.

In this section

The Delivery Plan

A layout of the policy for the Thames Gateway and the projects taking place.

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