Assessment of Boatyard Facilities on the River Thames - Mayor of ...

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<strong>Boatyard</strong> Record Sheet
<strong>Boatyard</strong> number: 32 (43)
Premises
Trading Name: South Dock Marina
Telephone no: (0207) 252 2244
Address : Rope Street
Plough Way
London
Postcode: SE16 7SZ
Operator: Gary Bettersworth (Site Manager for LB Southwark)
Tenant: No
Freeholder: LB Southwark
Borough: Southwark
<strong>Facilities</strong>
Open slipway: Yes
Land storage: Yes
Covered slipway: No
Pontoon moorings: Yes (Approx 240 berths)
Dry dock: No
Buoy/bankside moorings: No
Boat Hoist/Crane: Yes (Crane)
Covered workshop: No
Chandlery: No
Max dimension <strong>of</strong> craft that can be slipped / dry docked / lifted / moored
Length: 15 metres
Beam: 3.6 metres
Tonnage: 17.5 tonnes
Employee numbers
6 staff in total: 1 site manager
1 <strong>of</strong>fice admin
1 duty dock master
1 assistant dock master
2 general maintenance
Context
Planning and environmental health issues:
Mr Bettersworth said that he had received a few complaints in the past about noise,
so the Marina Office ensured that people did not work on their boats too late at night.
The Site was originally developed by the London Docklands Development
Corporation and given to LB Southwark when the LDDC was dissolved.
Consequently there is some uncertainty about whether the marina will remain in
public sector ownership or be sold to a private operator. The current area <strong>of</strong> car
parking and land storage is also zoned for housing development in the UDP which is
also a threat to the marina’s future.
Relationship to adjoining land uses/other boatyard facilities:
The marina is surrounded by the associated housing development. Upstream <strong>of</strong> the
lock gates there is a passenger boat pier and a riverside walk. Downstream, there is
a fenced compound used for boat storage and car park.
<strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boatyard</strong> <strong>Facilities</strong> on the River Thames Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd - April 2007