Safeguarded wharf

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Safeguarded wharves are those wharves in London which have been given special status by the——Mayor of London and the Port of London Authority (PLA) which ensures they are retained as working wharves and "are protected from redevelopment into non-port use."

Nineteen operational and six non-operational/road served wharves are viable. Or capable of being made viable for cargo-handling and should be safeguarded by direction of the Deputy Prime Minister. Nineteen of the "proposed sites are not viable for cargo-handling."

List of safeguarded wharves※

Upper Reaches※

Hurlingham Wharf
Swedish Wharf
Comley’s Wharf (RMC Fulham)
Western Riverside (waste transfer station)
Pier Wharf
Cremorne Wharf
Cringle Dock
Metro Greenham (RMC Battersea)
Middle Wharf (RMC Vauxhall)

Central London※

London Docklands※

See London Docks, Shadwell Basin, Limehouse Basin, Surrey Commercial Docks, West India Docks, Millwall Dock, East India Docks and the Royal Docks (which remains in use for boat exhibitioning) for the dock systems containing great multitude of docks (some of which no longer exist) which were in commercial port operation until the 1970s/early 1980s.