London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC)’s aim is to create London’s next Great Estate, particularly in terms of design and placemaking. To achieve this requires a design approach that includes the development of both best practice and processes to enable the delivery of high quality places. We demonstrate our long-term commitment to design by providing ongoing support through the design, planning and development stages of all our projects.

We have encouraged projects to draw on the unique energy, character and heritage of the Lower Lea Valley and wider east London. Design interventions focus on the improvement of physical, visual and social connections between Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the neighbourhoods surrounding it. Coordinated architectural, urban and landscape design are essential elements for creating places within the Park, and the wider Legacy Corporation area. This creates places that are safe, usable and beautiful, and which create and maintain value over the long term. As well as leading the design of the new neighbourhoods at the Park, we are responsible for ensuring that developments around the Park meet the same high design standards.

Attention to design at both a strategic and detailed level is extremely important to the future of the Park Estate. Ultimately, our objective is to create a new piece of city, anchored by a fantastic Park that is central to thriving communities. The Park must be welcoming to both visitors and local residents alike, and all projects should include careful research, community engagement and use of local resources. High quality design can make a significant contribution towards ensuring that everyone feels welcome and will want to visit again and again.