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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, yesterday set out his £1.1bn vision for East Bank at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – a new powerhouse of culture, education, innovation and growth, and welcomed a £151m contribution now secured by the Government.

Sadiq unveiled new plans and building designs for Sadler’s Wells, London College of Fashion (part of University of the Arts London) and the V&A including a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, across Stratford Waterfront.

He revealed that the BBC will join the list of prestigious institutions that make up the area, to create a new home for the world-renowned BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and BBC Singers, with a substantial presence from the BBC Concert Orchestra as well as state-of-the-art recording facilities to host recording sessions and live performances across all genres from global stars to emerging talent. The BBC will also bring the Proms to the area, with both performances and opportunities for young people from east London to participate in choirs and ensembles. 

East Bank will also be home to a new site for UCL (University College London), creating a new and pioneering campus, UCL East.

East Bank will be spread across three sites – UCL East (UCL’s new campus), Stratford Waterfront (BBC, the V&A including a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, Sadler’s Wells and UAL’s London College of Fashion) and Here East (the V&A's new Collection and Research Centre, and an existing space for UCL).

The first stage of consultation about the new concept masterplan for Stratford Waterfront took place between August and November 2017. It focused on presenting the concept masterplan, its principles and the emerging proposals for feedback. As well as people responding via this website, a programme of other activities took place resulting in a valuable set of feedback.

So far, the consultation has engaged with more than 2,300 people in a variety of ways. The analysis shows that 83% of respondents feel excited about the plans for Stratford Waterfront.

The design team are actively taking on board all of the feedback that we received, which includes a number of recommendations on process:

The next stage of consultation will take place later in the Spring of 2018, and will build on the successes and lessons from stage 1. The team will be introducing the draft masterplan including individual building designs.