Royal Victoria Dock Bridge Planning Application

As part of the regeneration of Silvertown, we will be delivering a new Royal Victoria Dock Bridge, linking Silvertown to the wider Royal Docks area and Custom House (for ExCel) Station (DLR and future Elizabeth Line). The provision for a new bridge was outlined in the 2016 planning application and detailed in the Phase 1 Reserved Matters Application (RMA) in 2019.

The delivery of the new Bridge will support the overall principles of the master plan: 

• To celebrate the industrial, manufacturing, and waterfront heritage of Silvertown and the Royal Docks.
• To place access to water at the forefront of the development. 
• To create inclusive, accessible, and dynamic public spaces.
• To respond to Silvertown's unique environmental conditions. 
• To future-proof and build resiliency in the face of climate change. 

The new Royal Victoria Dock Bridge will be a dramatic and vital step-free entry point for Silvertown and the wider area. It will allow residents, workers and visitors to navigate more easily around and improve their experience of the wider Royal Docks area.  

On the southern side, the new bridge will give access to Millennium Mills, new residences in Silvertown and the existing community in Britannia Village. On the northern side, it will land close to the existing bridge access point, near Custom House Station, as well as link into other cycle and walking routes across The Royal Docks. 

The new bridge will not replace the existing platformed footbridge, and improvements to the existing bridge will be made.

The Silvertown Partnership will be submitting a full planning application for the new Royal Victoria Dock Bridge in Spring 2022.  

More detail regarding the Stage 2 designs and how you can get involved will be released in due course.