Around the Park

It is vital that the Olympic Park, permanent venues, new homes and buildings connect well with the surrounding areas and the whole of the Lower Lea Valley.Olympic Arc plans

To help achieve this, each of the five areas that frame the Park (Stratford, Hackney Wick, Leyton, Fish island, Bromley by Bow) are creating their own plans known as the “Olympic Arc plans”. These plans are being developed in conjuction with the Olympic legacy plan to ensure all plans complement each other and avoid any potential conflict. Once complete, The Olympic Arc plans should slot neatly together around the Olympic legacy plan.

In particular, there are two important tasks which require the legacy plans to be considered together with the Olympic Arc plans:

  • Finding the right ways and locations to build a new network of safe and inviting bridges, routes and connections.

  • Deciding how many schools, libraries, health centres, playgrounds and other facilities the new and existing communities will need and where the best places for them are.

To achieve this we need to understand the local context, and listen to what local people have to say. So have a look at some of the maps and diagrams and give us your feedback.

The map (above right) and information below outline the location of the different Olympic Arc plans and how they relate to the Olympic Park.

Hackney Wick and Fish Island Masterplan
Consultants: EDAW with Maxwan Architects
Client group: London Thames Gateway Development Corporation, LB Hackney, LB Tower Hamlets, Design for London
Commenced: January 2008
Expected project completion: March 2009

Bromley by Bow Planning and Design Brief
Consultants: Landholt and Brown Architects
Client group: London Thames Gateway Development Corporation, LB Tower Hamlets, Design for London
Commenced: October 2007
Expected project completion: March 2008

Sugarhouse Lane and Three Mills Masterplan
Consultants: Urban Practitioners with Stephen Taylor Architects
Client group: London Thames Gateway Development Corporation, LB Newham, Design for London, London Development Agency
Commenced: November 2007
Expected project completion: April 2008

Stratford High Street Urban Design and Public Realm Strategy
Consultants: Urban Practitioners with Stephen Taylor Architects
Client group: London Thames Gateway Development Corporation, LB Newham, Design for London
Commenced: June 2007
Expected project completion: March 2008

Northern Olympic Fringe masterplan
Consultants: Yet to be appointed
Client group: LB Waltham Forest, LB Hackney, LB Newham, London Thames Gateway Development Corporation, Design for London
Commenced: Not yet commenced
Expected project completion: October 2008
 
Stratford Town Centre Urban Design Strategy
Consultants: Urban Practitioners with Stephen Taylor Architects
Client group: LB Newham, English Heritage, Design for London
Commenced: February 2007
Project completed: September 2007
 
Stratford Town Centre Supplementary Planning Guidance
Consultants: Urban Practitioners with Stephen Taylor Architects
Client group: LB Newham, London Thames Gateway Development Corporation
Commenced: October 2007
Project completed: Summer 2008