Royal Wharf is a residential and commercial development in Newham, London located on the north bank of the River Thames.
[1] The 15.2-hectare (38-acre) site was originally developed as an industrial works at the end of the nineteenth century and was also used for the manufacture of TNT during the First World War.
In 2012, following a comprehensive consultation process with Newham Council officers, the Thames Gateway Development Corporation and local community stakeholders (including local groups and individual residents), planning permission was granted to redevelop the site with a mixed-use scheme, delivering 3,385 new homes, a new primary school, leisure facilities and retail and commercial office space.
The Uber Boat by Thames Clippers riverboat pier and Royal Wharf Primary School opened in 2020.
The site is served by Uber Boat by Thames Clippers catamaran services from a new pier designed by Nex Architects.