Designing the Park
In under three years the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be over, and the process of transforming the Olympic Park into its long term use will begin. The Olympic Park Legacy Company is responsible for planning, developing and managing the post-Games Olympic Park to become, in time, a new and prosperous area of London - a lasting legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
By using the energy and investment of the Games, this project will boost the regeneration of East London and create a new piece of the city, focused on vibrant communities, world renowned sporting facilities, cultural excellence, public parkland and open spaces.
The physical legacy of the 2012 Games will be greatest in East London. Five major sports venues, the Olympic Village, and the International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre will be converted for long term uses while the Olympic Park will be opened to the public. Over time, it will be fringed by new mixed-use neighborhoods offering homes, jobs, shops and cultural and leisure facilities for local people. The new energy generated by this transformation will help boost economic revival across East London.
The first draft of the long term plans for the Olympic Park after the 2012 Games were published by the London Development Agency (LDA) and its partners in early 2009. These plans are called the Legacy Masterplanning Framework (LMF) and they will deliver a world-class model of sustainable urban regeneration, leading to a new piece of London being created within the Lower Lea Valley.
These long term plans have been developed over the last 18 months through an intensive process of technical work and testing, collaboration with partners and stakeholders including extensive public consultation.
The Olympic Park Legacy Company is now responsible for taking these plans forward and is reviewing the plans in response to all the consultation feedback that was received. Revised versions of the plans are expected in spring/summer 2010. To see more detail on the plans as they stand at the moment please visit our 'Have your Say' section.
For further information on particular aspects of the process, you can visit the following sections on this site:
Future Olympic Park: how we are planning new neighbourhoods in the Olympic Park and our plans for Parklands, the Venues, Housing and Community facilities, Connectivity and Transport, Workspace and Arts and Culture
Around the Park: what plans are being drawn-up around the Olympic Park and how that affects the plans for the Park
Meet the Team: how the various teams fit together and who is doing what
Have Your Say: why discussing plans with local people is so important and how you can get involved
Your London 2012 Legacy: Summary overview of the latest legacy development plans
