Barking Riverside, a new east London neighbourhood, has been granted planning permission to build up to 20,000 new homes for up to 50,000 more people. The project, which has been in the making for eight years, aims to have capacity for more than 50k residents and include more schools, parks, and a health facility. So far, more than 3,000 homes have been completed and hundreds more are currently under construction. The proposal also includes two new public parks, an additional health facility, and enhanced riverfront access and environmental protection. London mayor Sadiq Khan called the project an'inspiring model of how to fix our housing crisis' and a'model for how the next generation of English new towns could work'.