London Sustainable Industries Park (LSIP) is a 60 acre

eco-industrial park An eco-industrial park (EIP) is an industrial park in which businesses cooperate with each other and with the local community in an attempt to reduce waste and pollution, efficiently share resources (such as information, materials, water, energy, ...

in the

Dagenham Dock Dagenham Dock is a place in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in London, England. It is located to the south of Dagenham and on the River Thames. It was once the site of a large coaling port and continues to be the location of a small te ...

area of the

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham () is a London borough in East London. It lies around 9 miles (14.4 km) east of Central London. It is an Outer London borough and the south is within the London Riverside section of the Thames G ...

in London, England. Around half the plots are taken up by whole businesses and the remaining half have been sold to Segro to be divided up into spaces for smaller businesses, marketed as Segro Park Dagenham.

History

In 2007 the

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started developing the 60 acre site in Dagenham Dock. The

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announced plans for the site in August 2008. Closed Loop Recycling, a

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plant, were the first business to become operational in December 2008. In 2012 the site ownership transferred to

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when the London Development Agency was wound up. The

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announced improvements to roads, footpaths, cycle ways, utilities, drainage and landscaping at the site in 2012. TEG Biogas, an

anaerobic digestion Anaerobic digestion is a sequence of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. The process is used for industrial or domestic purposes to manage waste or to produce fuels. Much of the ferm ...

and composting facility, began operating in April 2014. The sustainable industries park is defined in the Barking and Dagenham local plan as "a defined industrial location in which new employment opportunities embrace the following: research and development, sustainable industrial and business accommodation, recycling operations, energy efficiency, ‘green links’ between businesses, sustainable transportation, environmental technology and waste minimisation."

Businesses

Land north of Choats Road is known as LSIP North: *Plot 1 - Segro Park Dagenham ( Segro) - 13 units *Plot 2 - Thames Gateway Waste To Energy/Cyclamax *Plot 3 - Segro Park Dagenham - 2 units *Plot 4 - Thames Gateway Institute for Sustainability *Plot 5 - Saria Ltd/ReFood *Plot 6 - Not owned by GPA Land and Property Land south of Choats Road is known as LSIP South: *Plot 7a - TEG Biogas/East London Biogas (Bio Capital Group) *Plot 7b - Segro Park Dagenham *Plot 8 - Capital Dairy Company *Plot 9 -

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for part of future

Dagenham Dock wholesale market Dagenham Dock is a place in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in London, England. It is located to the south of Dagenham and on the River Thames. It was once the site of a large coaling port and continues to be the location of a small te ...

*Plot 10 - Segro Park Dagenham *Plot 11 - Closed Loop Recycling

References

{{reflist Dagenham 2008 establishments in England Industrial parks in the United Kingdom Waste processing sites Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham