Almost £11 million for Dagenham Heathway (Levelling Up Fund 2)
Over £10.8 million from the Levelling Up Fund will generate new affordable homes, safeguard jobs and improve Dagenham Heathway.
New affordable homes
Levelling Up funding will support a strategic development opportunity to the land on Dagenham Heathway. This will make the area suitable for a new housing development that will provide 316 affordable new homes and space for businesses.
The future development will create a new vibrant community, repurposing a failing shopping centre and repairing the land to replace poor-quality housing with better, more affordable homes.
Levelling Up Dagenham Heathway
A variety of improvements will be made that will modernise Dagenham Heathway, making it a more attractive place to live, work and visit.
The improvements include:
- drainage improvements
- Legible London totems as part of TfL’s wayfinding project to provide clear travel and navigation information throughout the capital
- a park and new rain gardens
- new performance spaces and an area for attractions and events
Upgraded pedestrian crossings will also be introduced, and several traffic calming measures implemented that will improve the area for pedestrians and cyclists and make the town safer.
Find out more about Levelling Up