Our Vision

Development will be socially, environmentally and economically sustainable, ensuring the community and environmental objectives are the foundations for Royal Albert, to enable a robust and future-proofed design.

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• On site  transport

• Green corridor along waterfront with gardens and green spaces, floating gardens

  • Gardens could promote biodiversity in the urban environment

  • Community gardens / allotments

• '15 minute city'​

  • Local economy should provide necessities and services for convenient access

• Circular economy

  • Retain existing ABP buildings

  • Local funding with investments that return to the local area - profits stay in site

  • Independently owned services for locals by locals, diversity of choice

  • Community wealth building

This will be a place that is open and inviting for all members of the community to come together and interact by creating a space that fosters community events and activities and provides for the needs of locals.

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• Accessible for existing communities to benefit

• Newham has very varied diversity (look at local context)

  • Site must accommodate for all, cultural space in the community buildings

  • Support hub for all needs - mothers, disabilities (look at university parks support hub)

  • Arts, crafts, workshop activities

  • Creative uses - music arts, aerobic sports

The site as it stands today is poorly connected to existing communities. By providing vibrant, safe and convenient walking and cycling routes that connect with and run through the site, the community will be encouraged to interact with this exciting new space.

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• Strengthen transport links

  • Only really accessible by DLR, want to discourage cars, limited cycle lanes, buses

• Increase connectivity to Beckton and its park

  • Possible realignment of the road to drop its height and build bridges

• Green ‘spine’ corridor running East west, North South spine corridor (utilise heritage buildings as gateway

• Increase use of blue network and interactions with water e.g. floating gardens, piers etc.

The rich identity of the Royal Docks and the surrounding area will be celebrated, enabling the creation of a distinctive, unique and attractive new place in London.

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• Reface existing buildings for variety and character, current basically identical

• New buildings must be visually varied and appealing

• Night uses for a lively space, with constant life

  • Restaurants, pubs, cafes, student social space

  • Must be well lit across whole site

• Must reflect local area, not be isolated development

  • Must not create isolated, exclusive and owned by international companies

Opportunities for local people will be created, whether it be through jobs, housing, education or creating space in which local business can thrive.

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• Emphasis on local businesses creates employment

• Link to local context, try solve existing problems

  • High turnover rate - chance to create permanent pop.

  • Deprived area - investment to create robust economy

  • Young pop.  - childcare and youth clubs

• Large open site - public open space

Conserving and repurposing the iconic heritage assets on this site will enable an enhanced and vibrant space to be created. Ensuring best urban design practice is applied throughout will allow the creation of a high quality public realm that is lively and active.

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• Heritage items along the waterfront + scattered across the site

• Repurpose buildings for community use, represent past and beneficial use for local and new community

  • Museum corner

• Signs and artefacts around the site

• High quality urban design an public realm