Policy information sourced from Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy
IM5 Freight
The impact and movement of goods and materials on the road network will be minimised by:
- ensuring developments that generate high numbers of freight movements are located close to major transport routes;
- safeguarding Angerstein, Brewery, Murphy’s, Riverside and Tunnel Wharves and Victoria Deep Water Terminal, as defined on the Proposals Map, for river-based cargo handling. Alternative uses will only be considered if the wharf is no longer viable or capable of being made viable for river based cargo handling or, exceptionally, for a strategic proposal of essential benefit to London, which cannot be planned for and delivered on any other site in Greater London;
- supporting proposals that increase the proportion of freight in Royal Greenwich that is either rail or water borne;
- safeguarding railheads for aggregate distribution, including Angerstein Wharf; and
- maximising the movement of bulk materials by water, including construction and demolition materials.
For more information please see the Local Plan Core Strategy