Regeneration
LTGDC has acquired further sites since its acquisitions of the Granary and the Malthouse, former riverside industrial warehouses of significant architectural merit which had fallen into disuse.
After renovation of the Malthouse in November 2007, LTGDC engaged SPACE studios to manage lettings of the building which is now fully occupied with arts-based organizations. Demolition of redundant buildings and remediation work on the more recently acquired Granary building have prepared the site for the next phase of development.
Planning consent was granted in May 2009 for 218 residential units, 7,000 square metres of creative space funding workspaces for local artists, a new public square, community facilities and better public transport links across the River Roding. The new development was designed by award-winning architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen and will bring renewed life to the area throughout the day and night and is part of the LTGDC's plans to regenerate Barking.
