By Gary Anderson

November 15 - A CGI projection of the new East Wick and Sweetwater neighbourhoods at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park © ODA/LLDCThe London Legacy Development Corporation is inviting bidders to put forward proposals for the planned construction of new neighbourhoods on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park which will see a total of 1,500 homes built with the first residents expected to move in by the end of 2016.

The Legacy Company says it is looking for proposals from a broad range of partners to shape and deliver two new communities on the site at East Wick and Sweetwater.

At the East Wick site on the northwest of the Park the Legacy Company claims that up to 870 new homes will be built, including townhouses, mews, studios and flats, with a primary school and two nurseries also planned.

The new development will be located near to Hackney Wick and the new iCITY development which plans to turn the Olympic Park Media Centre into one of the largest creative and digital hubs in Europe by 2015, claiming it will create over 7,500 jobs, 5,300 of which will be directly on-site.

Up to 650 homes, including studios, flats and family homes with private gardens are planned for the Sweetwater development located near the Copper Box Arena, which will also get a new primary school, two nurseries and a health centre.

The East Wick neighbourhood will be located near the new iCITY development at the Olympic Park Media Centre © Hawkins/BrownThe East Wick neighbourhood will be located near the new iCITY development at the Olympic Park Media Centre ©Hawkins/Brown





















"The development of East Wick and Sweetwater offers a tremendous opportunity for developers to be part of London's historic Olympic site," said London Mayor Boris Johnson.

"Our goal is to create vibrant new neighbourhoods to include a range of affordable housing choices for Londoners.

"There's a huge need for more homes in the capital and this pressure will only increase as the city grows.

"That's why we have found a way to accelerate the delivery of these two neighbourhoods to help people get into the homes they want more quickly."

The Legacy Company says that the ideal bidder could be a developer or consortium between developers, house builders, contractors, investors, registered providers and/or specialist private rented housing providers.

East Wick and Sweetwater will be the third new neighbourhood built on the Park since the Games, following the submission of the reserved matters planning application for the first phase of homes to be built at Chobham Manor, which is due to start in 2014.

The Chobham Manor development proposes to build 800 new homes on the site of the Basketball Arena and the first residents are expected to move in in 2015.

The LLDC plans to have 6800 new homes in five new neighbourhoods dotted around the Olympic Park © Getty ImagesThe Legacy Company plans to have 6800 new homes in five new neighbourhoods dotted around the Olympic Park ©Getty Images

























In all, the LLDC plans to build five new neighbourhoods at the Park, creating 6,800 new homes.

The communities of Hackney Wick and Fish Island, which border the Park are already experiencing the benefits of Olympic regeneration, according to the Legacy Company, which says it plans to improve neighbourhood facilities around a redeveloped Hackney Wick station.

"The new neighbourhoods at East Wick and Sweetwater will exemplify the best of London's residential architecture with a range of family homes and apartments," said Dennis Hone, chief executive of the Legacy Company.

"This is the next stage in the transformation of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and an exciting opportunity for a development partner to create two high quality new neighbourhoods.

"We are creating a new part of the city and these neighbourhoods will be at its heart."

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