The river Wandle could be converted into an "ornamental stretch" of water as part of plans from the Mayor to make London more livable.

Boris Johnson is due to announce an array of plans to industry leaders this week to make London more attractive, including reviving some of London's lost rivers.

One such river earmarked is the Wandle, which runs from Croydon to Wandsworth.

The Mayor's office believe unearthing such rivers could help create new parkland and cool the city during the summer.

There are even plans to convert the river Fleet, which flows under Fleet Street, into a Venetian style waterway.

Another proposal is to confine the building of skyscrapers to certain areas of London only.

One area will be Croydon, already dubbed a "mini-Manhattan" for its 1960s high-rise buildings, along with the City and Canary Wharf.

And people living under Heathrow's flight path might be keen on an audacious plan to move the airport to an offshore island in the Thames Estuary.

The proposed project would cost £30billion according to the Thames Estuary Airport Company (Teac), who believe the project could be solely funded by the private sector.

The site would be about three miles northeast of Minster on the Isle of Sheppey.

While the idea has not been formally supported by the Mayor, it is understood he is keen in exploring the possibility.

The island location would mean nobody under the flight path, unlike the furore residents continue to make in west London over the proposed extra runway at Heathrow.