Arada has submitted plans for the 1500-home first phase of Thameside West, a 47-acre regeneration scheme at London’s Royal Docks designed by architecture firm Gensler that could ultimately deliver over 5,000 homes.

The wider Thameside West masterplan is expected to transform a substantial brownfield site into a new mixed-use neighbourhood, with the developer estimating a total development value of £2.5bn once completed.

The first phase of latest proposals “place green infrastructure and public realm at the centre of the plan.”

Plans include a new seven-acre public park, around 1,000 trees, approximately 1 km of improved waterfront and a riverside walk along Bell Lane.

Arada is also working with local residents on part of the design of the proposed park. A community design group made up of 20 residents is taking part in a series of workshops to help shape the public space.

Transport connectivity is also a key part of the proposals, with Arada progressing design work with Transport for London on a new Docklands Light Railway station.

The proposed station is intended to be operational by the time the first residents move into Thameside West.

Tom Copley, the capital’s deputy mayor for housing, said to the BBC: “Tackling London’s housing crisis is the mayor’s top priority and Thameside West will help deliver the new homes Londoners deserve, including much needed social rent and family housing.

“By combining affordability, high-quality design and generous green spaces, Thameside West will transform a key brownfield site in the Royal Docks into a thriving new neighbourhood and help build a better, fairer London for everyone.”

The project is being brought forward in partnership with the Greater London Authority’s Royal Docks Team. The design team also includes engineering consultancy Arup and landscape architects Planit.