Published: Wednesday, 11 February 2026
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Plans to rebuild the jetty at Cremorne Wharf and explore the potential for a new riverside walkway have taken a step forward following last night’s leadership team meeting.
The proposals are part of wider work to open up this stretch of the River Thames to residents and visitors for the first time in many years.
Leadership team agreed to progress plans to demolish the existing jetty and replace it with a new structure of the same size. The existing jetty is not accessible and is no longer safe for public use.
The new jetty would provide a riverside public space which would sit alongside a proposed new open space at Cremorne Wharf, and link directly to a new river walkway.
The walkway would extend the Thames Path between Cremorne Wharf and Cremorne Gardens. This would complete a continuous riverside route from Chelsea Creek and Lots Road Power Station through to Cremorne Gardens and Cheyne Walk. Both these proposals will require the necessary planning and statutory approvals.
Options are being explored for the new walkway, including a route along the riverside to the east and a raised walkway over the riverbed. Further design and consultation work will now help shape the final approach.
The new Lots Road open space, currently going through the planning process, would be the first new Council-owned open space created since Westfield Park in the early 1980s. If approved, it would include planting, seating, a drinking fountain and ornamental entrance gates on Lots Road.
Councillor Emma Will, lead member for property, parks and leisure services said: “These plans would reconnect people with the river. Rebuilding the jetty and creating a new riverside walkway will open up a part of the Thames that has been closed off for decades. Linked with the new Lots Road open space, it will create a unique and wonderful place for the whole community to enjoy.”
The proposals would also support health and wellbeing, improve biodiversity and air quality, and bring more people into the area.
Before any construction takes place, we will be carrying our further design work and seeking the views of local residents.
