The Bromley by Bow Gasworks site in east London comprises seven disused Grade II listed gasholders.

Under plans drawn up by architect RSHP, these will be restored to incorporate many of the new homes within the cast iron structures.

The remaining homes will be built in higher rise surrounding cylindrical buildings echoing the gas holder homes.

A Section 106 legal agreement has to be finalised with London’s Newham Council, before work can begin on site in 2025.

St William’s ambitious scheme will involve a hefty upfront investment with the cost of temporary disassembly and restoration of the seven listed gasholders put at £80m alone.

This is before largely unquantifiable decontamination, enabling and ground remediation costs on the 9 hectare site.

Structural steel engineering specialists Craddys and Shepley have been closely involved in drawing up plans to reuse the cast iron gas holder structures, built between 1870 and 1882 for a cost of £300,000.

Both firms were previously involved in the project to dismantle, refurbish and re-erect the Gasholder No.8 guide frame at Kings Cross as well as the refurbishment and re-erection of the Kings Cross Triplets Gasholders.

St William submitted a hybrid planning application for the site, which also include the remains of two gas holders destroyed by the Luftwaffe in the second World War.

These will turned into a central circular lake and a community space covered with one of the gas holder iron frames.

Designed by Howells alongside O’Donnell+Tuomey and LDA Design, the family of four blocks of flats will rise to 27 storeys.

Set within Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the plans also include commercial space at ground level, as well as over 4,000 sq m of public open space that will prioritise biodiversity and play.

Construction is anticipated to start in Spring 2026, with completion expected in late 2029 with 35% of the homes rated affordable.

At the most northern part of the site, a marker building known as the ‘Prow’ (pictured above) has been designed by O’Donnell+Tuomey, who have also designed the neighbouring V&A East and Sadler’s Wells East.

The three mid-block buildings of Stratford Waterfront, designed by Howells, feature strong textured masonry bands that connect them to their East Bank neighbours.

At ground level, the scheme will offer multiple café and restaurant options alongside a south-facing waterfront promenade with views into Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Simon Ryan, development director at Ballymore, said: “East Bank is transforming Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park with the most ambitious cultural project in a generation.

“With the London College of Fashion, UAL and UCL East already open, Sadler’s Wells East will follow later this year with V&A East, and BBC Music Studios soon after.

“So, this site demanded new homes of design excellence – in keeping with the bar that has already been set by our cultural and academic partners and neighbours and the site’s most incredible setting by the water and on the park.

“It’s fantastic to have the green light so detailed design work can commence with a view to beginning construction in early 2026.”

The Citadel Place scheme will replace existing low-rise office buildings built in the 1990s that are due to be vacated in 2026. A major part of the site is presently home to the National Crime Agency.

CLS has partnered with architectural firm Allies and Morrison to design Citadel Place.

The plans include building 180-200 new homes and a purpose-built student accommodation block for around 450 bedrooms.

Fredrik Widlund, CEO of CLS Holdings, said: “Citadel Place represents our commitment to sustainable urban development.

“CLS has operated and invested in the Vauxhall area for over 35 years and continues to work closely with the London Borough of Lambeth, residents and the local business community and we are excited to now start on the next phase of development.”

First public consultation sessions will be held on 18 July ahead of submitting a planning application for Citadel Place early next year.

A development partnership between house builder Hill and housing association Poplar HARCA is bringing forward the £800m Treviot Estate redevelopment scheme in the Borough of Tower Hamlets.

As one of the largest estate regenerations in London, the redevelopment of Teviot in Poplar will transform the area as it is built out over five phases.

The partnership has submitted an outline planning application for all phases of the masterplan, including detailed proposals for phase 1 that is set to deliver 475 homes, 45% of which will be affordable.

Subject to approvals, the project is scheduled to start on site in April 2025, with the first homes expected to be completed by 2028. The entire project is forecast to be completed by 2042.

Designed by architect BPTW, the scheme covers eight hectares and offers a wide range of homes from studios and apartments to family houses.

The regeneration will feature new shops and commercial spaces, as well as a new multi-use community centre.

New infrastructure and public realm design focuses on creating safer streets with better pedestrian routes to Langdon Park station and a new foot-tunnel under the A12, with enhanced lighting and CCTV to help reduce anti-social behaviour.

The scheme next to the mouth of the River Lea on the northbank of the Thames will comprise a safeguarded wharf and logistic centre, over 200 affordable flats and accommodation for around 1,400 students.

These will be contained in seven mid-rise buildings, the tallest rising to 30 storeys.

Works will also include raising the Thames river wall and construction of a new pontoon structure for vessel docking and unloading.

Regal also proposes a ground floor cafe and community hub and 80,000 sq ft of landscaped public space.

Regal has now teamed up with Thames Clippers Logistics to use the proposed warehouse and reactivated wharf to develop a high speed light river freight logistics service transporting parcels and goods to central London.

Steve Harrington, planning director at Regal said: “Orchard Wharf has been a real labour of love, and we are delighted to present our wider vision to deliver a new riverside neighbourhood with significant student and affordable housing, relieving the pressures on the housing stock in Tower Hamlets – all alongside a reactivated working wharf.

Orchard Wharf site next to East India Dock Basin

“Regal, with Thames Clipper Logistics, will play a key part in further bringing the River Thames into use to support a more sustainable London for the future.”

Regal has nearly 2,000 consented beds over two locations – Brent and Southwark, with over 2,000 more in the pipeline in Tower Hamlets and Camden.

The firm expects to offload its UK construction arm within the next 18 months and said it was already well advanced on plans to sell the US construction operation.

Lendlease will also offload its portfolio of nearly a dozen development projects in London, Birmingham and Manchester.

The dramatic plan to simplify and restructure the global development and construction business comes after a disappointing four years, which has seen Lendlease’s stock fall by around half.

Group chief executive Tony Lombardo said that Lendlease would realise A$4.5bn (£2.3bn) from the sale of international construction and early release of global property assets.

The sale of international construction will impact 1,400 staff, while the exit from property assets should raise A$2.8bn (£1.5bn).

Lombardo said: “During the next 18 months our focus will be on divesting the international construction operation to focus on our most profitable home market, Australia.

“We have largely exited our Asian construction business through the establishment of the life science JV.  And we are already well progressed on the divestment of our US construction business.

“In the UK, we are in the early stages of preparing the business for sale in an improving market with a strong backlog and preferred work book of more than A$5bn (£2.6bn).

“Finally we have commenced to release A$2.4bn (£1.25bn) of capital from our international development projects, partially offset by forecast expenditure of A$700m (£365m) for engineering and UK building remediation work, resulting in a net A$1.7bn (£900m) in capital release.

“This acceleration will focus on three key areas. First, we will look to sell land and inventory held on the balance sheet.

“Second for our land management agreements, we are the master developer and will work with our partners to realise value and accelerate the release of capital through either bringing in new partners or land sales.

“Thirdly on eight projects we have commenced as a capital partner, we will take projects through to completion and then divest.”

Lendlease has set up a new Capital Release Unit to strategically maximise embedded value through accelerated recycling of capital and divestment of international construction.

This will be under the direct control of Lombardo and will also see out under-construction development projects like Stratford in East London.

Lendlease said the sell-off plan would see non-cash writedowns of around £260m relating to goodwill attached to the US and UK construction businesses from the Bovis acquisition in 1999.

Latest accounts for Lendlease Europe, which largely represents the UK, revealed construction revenue fell 17% to £380m with EBITDA up from £2m to £5.6m in the year to June 2023.

The pre-tax figure stood at a loss of £124m, due to additional building safety writedowns. Overall the headcount stands at just over 1,200 staff with around two-thirds involved with construction.

One city analyst said: “To a degree Lendlease Construction in the UK looks like an in-house contractor for the development business. So it begs the questions who would buy the business at present.

“Lendlease say they are confident they can find a buyer but at what price without the development pipeline.”

The Hastings Road scheme will transform the underutilised retail site into a mixed-use development with student rooms, communal and commercial spaces.

The project will be delivered using Tide’s precision-manufacturing volumetric units, which help to reduce construction programmes by up to 50% while also cutting embodied carbon.

The volumetric units are built in controlled factory settings by Tide’s sister company, Vision Volumetric.

The development has been designed around an external courtyard space at the heart of the site to complement students’ lifestyles.

Additionally, residents will benefit from the scheme’s extensive and thoughtful amenity spaces, designed to ensure a welcoming and nurturing living environment for students. The plans also feature a biodiverse roof and photovoltaic panels, which add to the project’s environmental benefits.

Helen McManus, Head of Planning at Tide, said: “We look forward to breaking ground on Hastings Road and contributing to West Ealing’s vibrant urban fabric.

“This exciting project marks a significant new addition to Tide’s portfolio of student accommodation projects, and seeks to be an exemplar of student development, with high-quality living conditions and generous internal and external amenity space.”

As a former industrial shipping site, Albert and Swedish Wharves, will be improved and retained with new logistics warehouses below high-rise house blocks overlooking the Thames.

Developer Henley Investment Management can now demolish warehouse buildings on the site to make way for the mixed-used scheme of seven buildings rising from 6-20 storeys.

As part of the wider works to the site, the developer plans to introduce a new jetty for waterborne cargo, and construct a new section of Thames Path from Wandsworth Bridge to Fulham Wharf for the first time.

The site is located between Wandsworth Bridge and a Cemex batching plant

The project including £6m of enabling and jetty works is expected to cost around £150m to build.

Hattie Charlier-Poole, Development Manager at Henley Investment Management, said: “We have worked collaboratively with Hammersmith and Fulham on this mixed-use riverfront scheme, which will deliver much-needed housing, including 35% affordable.

“In conjunction with the Port of London Authority, this scheme will reactivate the site for its safeguarded use as a wharf, offering sustainable river transport of goods as one of its many sustainability benefits.”

Scheme development value is estimated at £220m

The client team consists of: Buro Four (project manager), EPR Architects, Hilson Moran (MEP), WSP (structural and civil), Alinea Consulting (cost consultant).

The 100 Avenue Road site above Swiss Cottage tube station was being developed by Essential Living to deliver 184 homes, including a landmark 24-storey tower.

But work stalled at the foundations level due to soaring costs and a dispute with the council over affordable housing provisions.

Regal London said today that it was committed to delivering this long-standing project efficiently and at pace, along the lines of the existing planning consent.

Before work can restart the Camden-based developer will seek amendments to the existing permission, in line with the latest fire safety requirements, the amendments include a second staircase.

A revised construction management plan drawing on Regal London’s extensive experience in delivering complex developments will support the amendments.

Regal London has strong relationships with Camden and has worked on multiple schemes across the borough including the recent submitted proposals for 100 Chalk Farm Road and the recent announcement of their continued partnership with 4C Group on Jamestown Road.

Marc Eden, investment director, said: “As a business with its roots and heritage in Camden, Regal London is committed to bringing to bear our local knowledge and passion to delivering 100 Avenue Road.

“Our reputation is built on delivery, which is particularly important for projects such as this one that have been stalled for a significant period.”

Robbie Myerson, Co-CEO of Essential Living said: “We are pleased to conclude the sale to Regal London and finally see this site delivered. This will allow Essential Living to recycle capital and focus on the growth of its inner London PRS investment strategy.”

Launching detailed plans for phase one, the Earls Court Development Company confirmed plans would be lodged this summer for phase one.

This will consist of major infrastructure works for the site and over 1,000 homes, the first cultural and commercial buildings, and the park.

Planned Table Park at Earls Court

Rob Heasman, CEO of ECDC, said: “Forging a new piece of city that is inclusive, climate resilient and brimming with opportunity is a great privilege.

In 2021, we shared a new vision to bring the wonder back to Earls Court, to ensure our plans for the future create unforgettable experiences, as in the past.

“Our plans have progressed and benefitted from continued open dialogue with a broad spectrum of community groups and stakeholders, as we bring forward a new piece of city that will have wide-reaching benefits for London.

There is no other central London site like this; this is our chance to build sustainably and innovatively for the future, ensuring that Earls Court is a place to discover wonder for generations to come.”