Beam Park is a new neighbourhood in the south of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the London Borough of Havering. It is named after the River Beam which forms the boundary between the boroughs. It is part of the London Riverside opportunity area and is designated with neighbouring Rainham as a housing zone by the Greater London Authority. It covers an area of 29 hectares (71.7 acres). It will include a town centre in the Havering part of the development and will be served by Beam Park railway station. Much of the land previously part of the Ford Dagenham site is being redeveloped as a joint venture between London and Quadrant and Countryside Properties. Planning consent for 3,000 homes was issued in February 2019 and construction began in May 2019. The first residents moved into Beam Park in December 2020. Planning permission was given for 947 additional homes in December 2022 History The area was part of the riverside marshes of the parishes of Dagenham and Hornchurch. The potential for the riverside areas of Barking and Dagenham and Havering to be regenerated was identified in the Thames Gateway Planning Framework published in 1995. The Barking/Havering Riverside area was identified as a zone of change that was named London Riverside. This was developed further by the London Riverside Action Group and in 2002 the London Riverside Urban Strategy proposed a number of regeneration and infrastructure improvements, including the building of Beam Park railway station. The London Riverside was listed as an opportunity area in the 2004 London Plan and "Rainham and Beam Park" was designated as a housing zone by the Greater London Authority in 2014. Much of the land used for Beam Park was part of the Ford Dagenham plant. Initially 2,899 homes were proposed, with 2,166 in Barking and Dagenham and 733 in Havering. This was increased to 3,000 in August 2018. Planning consent was issued on 7 February 2019 and construction began in May 2019. The first residents moved into Beam Park in December 2020. Planning for the opening of Beam Park station had reached an advanced stage by October 2021 when the Department for Transport claimed there was never any government support for the station, and it would not authorise the commencement of passenger services. In 2019 Havering Council decided to compulsory purchase land around New Road for redevelopment from light industrial to 880