The future of London’s Olympic ParkA unique project, a unique opportunity

Duncan Innes

29 June 2010

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• Established May 2009, as a not-for-profit ‘company limited by guarantee’

• Founded by Government and the Mayor of London to assist them in delivering

their legacy commitments for the Olympic Park

• Commercial approach, but social objectives at our core

• Led by:

• Margaret Ford (Chair) and Andrew Altman (CEO)

• Board comprising experts from development, social enterprise, sport, local

government, event management

• Offices in Stratford

• Top team in place and staffing from LDA

The Company

Our remit and vision

‘Most regeneration schemes of this scale are fortunate if they possess any one of the

assets of the Olympic site, let alone all of them delivered simultaneously and in conjunction

with the construction of the largest urban shopping mall in Europe – this is an almost

unique opportunity in a global city such as London.’ – Andrew Altman, Chief Executive

A unique project

London’s 21st century opportunity

• Olympic Stadium

• Aquatics centre

• Flexible indoor arena for sports events,

concerts

• A Velopark for BMX, mountain biking and

road cycling

• A hockey, tennis and football centre

• Press centre- 29,000 square metres of

office space

• Broadcast centre- 62,000 square metres of

business development space

• A sustainable Combined Heat and Power

energy centre

• Waterways, landscaped parkland

Park assets

•The Orbit

• A Westfield development on our doorstep

• New homes in the Athletes Village

• Unparalleled transport connections

• To create a signature urban park and great place

• To build communities based on family housing with a range of affordability

• To be a catalyst for regeneration and convergence

• To be a premier centre for Sport and Leisure

• To be a centre of economic innovation

• To exemplify the highest standards of estate management and private

investment

Our goals

• Creating a destination

• Connecting the site

• Building neighbourhoods

• Creating jobs and relevant training

• Ensuring sustainability

Five principles

Creating a destination

Creating a destination: parklands

and open space

Creating a destination: culture

Creating a destination: sport and

active leisure

Connecting the site

•By road, waterway, cycle and

footpath

•Integrating the Park and

surrounding communities

•Providing social infrastructure

for new and existing

communities

Stratford Village

Pudding Mill

Hackney Wick

East

Old Ford

Stratford Waterfront

• A diversity of housing types

• Traditional townhouses and mews in

the north and along canals

• Higher density flats frame the south

park

• A distinct London residential character

• Residential crescent framing a Park

• Townhouses on a Canal

• Houses with front doors on streets

• A clear hierarchy of primary, local,

and mews streets

• Access to small local squares and multi

purpose community centres

• Frontages on the main Park and onto

the River and Canal

Building neighbourhoods

Building neighbourhoods:

family areas

Building neighbourhoods:

Urban landscaping

Jobs and training

•Creating employment

space

•Forecasting workforce

requirements

•Influencing local

training provision

•Job brokerage

TopicExisting

System

Advantages/

DisadvantagesPolicy Goals

Export

PotentialNext Steps

Water Flood

protection;

Water supply;

Wastewater;

Surface water

drainage

All in place;

Alternative

supplies

(groundwater and

river water)

PPS25;

CSH

>100yr flood

protection;

CSH-Level 6;

<85 l/h/d

Non-potable

water

network

Supply

options report;

Network

expansion;

Feasibility

report

Energy Heat Network;

CCHP Plant x 2

Networks and

plant in place;

Additional

measures

required to meet

goals/policies

CSH; Borough

LDF and Core

Strategy;

London Plan;

Cofely

CSH – Level

6;

Heat network

expansion;

Synergy with

other

systems

Heat network

expansion

Energy

review;

Gasification

plant feasibility

study

Waste Off-site facilities Good off-site

waste facilities;

Infrastructure in

place for

reduction/re-

use/recycle

Mayor’s Waste

Hierarchy;

Circular

economy

Minimise

waste;

Re-

use/recycle;

Waste to

power -

gasification

plant

Link into

area-wide

strategy

Collection,

recycling and

re-use options

report

Climate

Change

Adaptation

River and canal

systems;

Landscaping;

Greenspaces

Key systems

already in place

London Plan;

Mayor of

London;

DCMS Climate

Change Plan;

PPS: Low

Carbon Future

Implement

landscaping/

urban design

best

practices;

Maximise

passive

cooling

Amenity to

benefit

surrounding

areas;

Regional

cooling

effects

Climate

change

impacts

assessment;

UHI

assessment;

Adaptation

guidelines and

design

principles

Ensuring sustainability

Phased re-opening

Developers on-site

Events underway

Management in place

Olympic Village marketing

Three phases of delivery

2010 2011 2013 20142012 2015

Planning, promotion and

partnerships

Legacy masterplan and planning

Vision and scope

Corporate set-up

Scope and budgets

Long-term business plan

Developer marketing and procurement

Operators procurement

Event planning and procurement

Activation and regenerationMobilising operators

ODA transformation

Phased handover

Mobilise events

programme

Additional

infrastructure

and landlord works

Maximising the Games opportunity

Handover

Re-instatement

and handover

2012 Games

1. Build Family Housing

Start in Stratford Village

Differentiate product from Athlete’s Village

Take advantage of Chobham Academy

Build on park, play areas, and retail amenity

2. Create signature urban park

North Park: Fit out with play & amenities

Olympic Plaza: Design as a destination for activity,

celebration, and enjoyment

Waterways: Access for boats, bikes, people

3. Employment

Creative quarter around the IBC / MPC

4. Connectivity to Neighbourhoods

Leyton to Hackney route

Tower Hamlets connections

5. Sustainability

Long term zero carbon strategy

Long term grey water supply

6. Sports

Venue Reuse Plan

Getting started: the first five years

A unique opportunity

How are we going to work with the

private sector?

How are we going to work with the

private sector?