East London Green Grid Area 1 by Design For London

East London Green Grid

Lea Valley

1 Area Framework

Contents

1 Foreword and Introduction 2 East London Green Grid Vision and Methodology 3 ELGG Framework Plan 4 ELGG Area Frameworks 5 ELGG Governance

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Area Strategy Area Description Strategic Context Vision Objectives Opportunities

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Project Identification Clusters Projects Map Rolling Projects List

28 Phase One Early Delivery 30 Project Details 44 Forward Strategy 46 Gap Analysis 47 Recommendations 50 Appendices 50 Baseline Description 52 Group Membership

Cover Image: A veiw indicative of the obstacles in accessing the latent green space along the east side of Maynard Reservoir.

Foreword

In the last forty years the Lea Valley Regional Park Authority has been at the forefront of delivering a long term vision to transform the Lea Valley river corridor. We aim to turn a once neglected and degraded landscape of industry and utilities into an open space corridor offering the communities of London, Essex and Hertfordshire a unique recreation and leisure experience. Much has been achieved in that time, but much remains to be done, and the Lea Valley is entering into an extraordinary period of change driven by the 2012 Olympics, the wider regeneration of the Lower Lea Valley and the continuing growth of the Shaun Dawson communities on either side of the valley. Chief Executive, There are a number of key partners in the future Lee Valley Regional Park Authority delivery of open space in the Lea Valley, and the Green Grid initiative provides the vital focus for the coordination of effort of all partners in meeting the future open space needs. The 2012 Olympics at Stratford will leave a major open space legacy in the form of the Olympic parklands, which will deliver substantial new open space areas. Further south, the regeneration of the Lower Lea Valley has at its heart an aspiration to create a continuous open space corridor linking the Olympic Park to the Thames, and in so doing, to deliver the long term aspiration to extend the Lee Valley Regional Park as an unbroken corridor from the Thames to Hertfordshire. Further north, continuing growth of population in the London Boroughs of Haringey, Enfield and Waltham Forest will place even greater demands for enhancing the facilities and features within the open space network, and importantly, improve the accessibility of that resource. The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority welcomes the opportunity to play its part in drawing together the aspirations of all partners through the Green Grid and to work with those partners to deliver a fully coordinated, connected, accessible and exciting open space network that will form the heart of the existing and new communities of the Lee Valley.

Introduction – East London Green Grid Vision and Methodology Introduction East London’s unique landscape is already recognised as an asset that reinforces character, identity and environmental resilience. Now a more ambitious network of green infrastructure, the East London Green Grid (ELGG), is being planned alongside other infrastructure, such as transport, utilities, and schools. It will serve to strike a balance between development targets and environmental quality. It will support sustainable communities, tackle climate change and enhance our open spaces and natural landscapes. Developed in partnership with the East London Boroughs, Thames Gateway London Partnership, the Environment Agency and Natural England, The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone has published an ELGG forward strategy (‘Primer’) and Draft Supplementary Planning Guidance to the London Plan, Nov 2006. These documents communicate a comprehensive strategic open space network for east London and broad recommendations for its integrated delivery into existing and proposed development.

Area Frameworks, identifying partnership linkages for site-specific projects, and assisting with potential funding sources.

ELGG Area Frameworks The ELGG SPG provides the sub-regional framework for the development of the Green Grid and describes how to integrate the open space network into the planning and regeneration of East London. ELGG Area Frameworks provide a mechanism for Area Groups to develop and deliver the ELGG Vision at the local level. The frameworks develop the strategic objectives for each area as set out in the SPG. These strategic objectives will serve as performance criteria, to support, develop and assess project development and delivery. The ELGG Area Frameworks, subject to partner agreement, can either inform or be developed as Joint Development Plan Documents (DPDs) or Area Action Plans (AAPs) and be adopted as part of the LDF in each borough. It is recommended that ELGG Area Frameworks and project proposals be prepared in conjunction Forward Strategy with input from the Environment Agency to ensure The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone and project that they incorporate all possible flood and surface partners have set up a Project Board and Working water management opportunities. In addition to Group which has established the following as a harvesting water before it enters the river system forward strategy: locations within the East London Green Grid have 1 Develop a supportive policy framework at been recognised as having significant potential for strategic and local levels very occasional tidal flood storage (1 in 100 year 2 Develop and support existing project rate maximum). ELGG Area Frameworks support the delivery governance structures 3 Establish six Area Projects Frameworks of the overarching Green Grid Vision and Strategic 4 Develop and support a first phase of project Objectives. At a more local level they will; – support and coordinate stakeholder organisations delivery, including help with funding strategies. and working approaches, consolidate resources, ELGG Area Groups coordinate efforts and facilitate cross agency The formation of ELGG area steering groups bring working together the east London boroughs, representatives – interrogate earlier research to establish a of partner agencies and other stakeholders to develop comprehensive baseline understanding of and implement the Green Grid vision, objectives and each area – define a vision, area objectives and strategic projects, area by area. By utilising and expanding existing structures and opportunities for each area forming new groups where they do not exist already, – assess and prioritise projects for funding ELLG area groups are now established in all six of submission. Essentially evaluating each project’s the East London Green Grid Areas. In the longer term potential to deliver the Green Grid vision – identify the resources required and form bidding dedicated delivery organisations providing services similar to the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority and strategies to deliver the funding for strategic projects – ensure that the area’s strategic projects interface the South-East London Green Chain could be set up. The ELGG Project Board and Working Group, along with with Borough Local Development Frameworks, the ELGG Forum are facilitating the formation of these Open Spaces Strategies and regeneration and ELGG Area groups, ensuring the synergy of Green Grid investment frameworks.

Each ELGG Area Framework will be lead by the chair of the Area Group, in close partnership with the ELGG Working group (GLA,LDA,TGLP,EA,EN) and an allocated LDA Design Advisor. It is intended that Area Steering Groups and LDA Design Advisors will utilise the outputs and findings contained in the ELGG SPG to the London Plan.

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The map above illustrates the strategic framework plan for the East London Green Grid draft SPG to the London Plan. The composite drawing illustrates open space typologies, open space deficiency and primary transport corridors. It identifies strategic opportunities and projects for the Green Grid area.

Introduction – ELGG Area Frameworks

Section 1 Area Strategy This section examines the context and baseline conditions, to propose a vision, area objectives and a set of area strategic opportunities in line with the ELGG SPG. Together these form a framework for future change, project development and evaluation.

Section 2 Project Identification A schedule of project suggestions for consideration by the area group, design advisor and working group. Including interventions to be delivered through development, and those requiring site acquisition. Each project is mapped and described in a rolling project list.

Section 3 Phase One Early Delivery The results of the area’s project review and assessment, identifying the projects which best deliver the strategic objectives, as well as those which are feasible and deliverable. Thereby constituting a first phase of delivery.

Section 4 Forward Strategy The area chair and design advisor sum up the area’s delivery of the Green Grid vision and identify any gaps, outlining the next steps in order to develop and deliver phase one. They give their aspirations, and recommendations, including future governance options.

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The Forward Strategy proposes that the east London sub region be divided into six Green Grid Areas as illustrated above. The formation of ELGG Area steering groups will bring together the east London boroughs, representatives of partner agencies and other stakeholders to develop and implement the Green Grid vision, objectives and projects, area by area.

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Area Strategy

This section examines the local and strategic context to establish a distinct vision and set of objectives for Area 1. These have been developed, in line with the SPG to the London Plan, to establish a framework for future change, project development and evaluation.

Area Strategy – Area Description

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Area Description The River Lea is the first tributary of the Thames east of the City. With its many channels and marshy ground it is a wide north south swathe which has developed differently to the adjacent urban areas. The tidal river and freshwater marshes are the basis for the valley’s most distinctive wetland habitats. The Lea is tidal up to Prescott Lock, with a number of remaining inter tidal habitats. The large industrial areas and infrastructure corridors have led to the existence of numerous patches of neglected vegetation and ‘unofficial countryside’, such as the slopes of the railway sidings embankment at Thornton’s Fields; while former infrastructure sites, such as the Middlesex filter beds are now habitats with controlled access. The Lea Valley holds a fascinating place in London’s history and has until recently been treated as its backyard, somewhere to put things vital to the life of the city, but that no-one really wants to live with. The valley has been a place for receiving, making and transporting goods, first by water and later by rail and road. It has been a convenient place to dump the detritus of the city, whether from wartime bombing or peacetime industry. It continues to be a home for industry, including many of London’s heavy industries, but is also attracting clusters of high technology businesses. The valley is a corridor favoured by public utilities; somewhere to generate and store and supply the huge volumes of water, power and gas that Londoners consume; somewhere to deal with the city’s sewage. While there is little if any of the valley that has not been altered by history, there is much in what now remains that nature has reclaimed – tidal and fresh water, wetlands, marshes and meadows, patches and corridors of rough grassland and scrubland and belts of trees and woodland intertwine their way up the valley, often along the various waterways, rail corridors and brownfield sites. For the nearby communities, some of the most deprived in the country, the valley fragments the local movement network, and compromises public transport coverage. This problem is also evident in the difficult connections between the 800,000 residents in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Newham and Waltham Forest, and for those in the wider east London area, and the Lea Valley’s important and diverse places of recreation. Walking, cycling, athletics, football (the famous Hackney Marshes playing fields), rowing, horse riding and ice skating are among the many activities that take place.

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Area Strategy – Strategic Context Strategic Context The baseline mappings contained in the appendix describe a territory capable of acting as a unique resource. As a corridor of relatively undeveloped land, the Lea Valley offers a ‘clearing’ between dense urban communities. The corridor has historically attracted large-scale infrastructure, from road and rail transport to the key utilities. Transport routes serve to sever the valley from the communities on either side, rather than facilitate access: overcoming this disconnection could address significant deficiencies in access to open space. The integrity of the valley is sometimes fragmented by other pieces of infrastructure (notably water storage) and by weak definitions of the edges of the green space. Developing the coherence of the valley and making the occasional crossings of it from west to east significant and powerful would together contribute to the quality and integrity of the open space. Public access to parkland does not at present allow connection through to the River Thames, but terminates at Hackney Wick.

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Area Strategy – Vision

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Efforts to create a major open space resource in the Lea Valley date back to the early 1960’s, when Local Authorities along the valley jointly promoted the creation of the ‘Lee Valley Regional Park Authority for the development, preservation and management of recreation, sport, entertainment and the enjoyment of leisure of an area adjoining the river Lea as a regional park’. For forty years, the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority has been working alongside local authorities, Government agencies, and other landowners to realise the aspirations embodied in the Lee Valley Regional Park Act. Much has been achieved in that time, and the current open space provision within the Lea Valley offers a range of extraordinary open space and recreational facilities. But much remains to be done, and multiple agencies are now working in partnership to achieve further improvements to the existing open space areas, and to create new open space where possible, particularly in the lower Lea Valley. The East London Green Grid initiative is an important component in this ongoing work. Importantly, the scope of open space aspiration has expanded considerably since the 1960s. Where the provision for sport and recreation once dominated the planning and development of open space, the potential multi-functional roles of open space are now recognised and integrated into management and development activities. Such roles include preserving and enhancing opportunities for diverse habitats for plants and animals, providing for the wide range of social, cultural, health, educational and economic opportunities and benefits that can flow from quality open space provision, and utilising open space areas to help to meet the challenge of sustainable urban living, through such functions as production of food and energy and the management of water resources. Against this backdrop of past achievement and future aspiration, the Green Grid initiative offers a simple but powerful vision for the future open space provision in the Lea Valley, detailed opposite.

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Area Strategy – Vision Vision To create a continuous and accessible spine of open space along the course of the River Lea, from the River Thames to the rural Hertfordshire and Essex. This will ensure people can readily access that open space through the creation of multiple high quality routes to and through the open space spine. The vision will be implemented through: – strengthening and extending the existing open space provision along the Lea Valley by improving existing open spaces, supporting existing positive uses within the area, introducing new generative uses and amenities, creating new accessible open spaces where necessary and improving biodiversity throughout – completing the Lea Valley’s sweep to the Thames through the creation of a new park for London – creating strong accessible edges to the completed green spine, that will at once better define the green space corrridor, overcome infrastructural barriers to access and establish high quality links into and across the Lea Valley open space spine to neighbouring communities and the wider transport and ELGG green space networks.

Current Open Space Provision With regard to the current provision of open space in the Lea Valley within London’s boundaries, there are two quite distinct areas, often considered as the Upper and Lower Lea Valley. In the Upper Lea Valley, north of Hackney Wick, the Lee Valley Regional Park forms a largely continuous ribbon of open space, waterways and reservoirs, extending northwards along the course of the River Lea. The Regional Park boundary stretches beyond London’s edge into Hertfordshire and Essex, including in total over 4000ha, of which some 1600ha are within the ownership of the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. The Authority provides a range of sports and recreation opportunities in the Upper Lea Valley, including regional centres for athletics, riding and ice skating. The Park also contains large areas of informal open space and highly valued nature reserves, including Special Protection Areas and a number of Sites of Special Scientific Interest. The Authority is by no means the only open space provider, with the London Boroughs of Hackney, Waltham Forest, Haringey, Enfield, and Epping Forest District Council all contributing to the existing open space network in the Upper Lea Valley. Similarly, British Waterways, the Environment Agency and Thames Water are all significant owners of open space, and all to a greater or lesser degree contribute to the useable open space network of the Valley In the Lower Lea Valley, south of Hackney Wick, the existing open space provision is far more restricted and fragmented. There are some excellent existing parks, notably Victoria Park and Mile End Park, which provide an intriguing contrast between a traditional Victorian park design and more contemporary interpretation of what city parks should be in the 21st century. In addition to these large parks, a number of smaller open spaces, local parks and nature reserves are scattered down the Valley. These areas are managed by the relevant local authority, namely London Borough of Tower Hamlets and London Borough of Newham, the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, or by London Wildlife Trust and other community organisations.

Future Change In recent years, an important change has occurred that will lead to an unprecedented transformation of the Lea Valley. The area is no longer seen as London’s ‘backyard’ – it is now recognised as a unique asset and area of immense opportunity that will in the years ahead become a vibrant new city district. The Lower Lea Valley in particular is undergoing huge change. The London Thames Gateway Development Corporation’s Vision has new open space at its heart – “ ... a vibrant, high quality and sustainable mixed use city district ... set within an unrivalled landscape that contains new high quality parkland and water features”. A Design Framework has been commissioned by the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation, the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority and Design for London, which sets out an ambitious vision for the Lea River Park as the centrepiece of the Lower Lea’s regeneration. The park forms one of the Mayor’s ‘Big 3’ open space projects for the London Thames Gateway and will connect the Lee Valley Regional Park to the Thames, as well as making better connections across the valley and between new and existing communities and new public open space. The Design Framework will be supported by the Lea Rivers Trust study to identify opportunities for ecological enhancements in Bow Creek, which was commisioned by Natural England. The creation of the 2012 Olympic Park, at the junction of the Upper and Lower Lea Valley is the highest profile and arguably most significant area of change. This work will see the wholesale transformation of some 200 ha of old industrial land and landfill sites into a thriving new mix of residential, retail and employment opportunities, with state of the art sports facilities and new open space at its heart. Elsewhere in the Lower Lea Valley, aspirations for a network of new, connected open space areas are no less important and are recognised as being essential components in creating successful new communities. The design and delivery of these new open space areas will be brought forward over the coming years in parallel with the Olympic Park.

Area Strategy – Objectives

An Open Space Network that people can easily get to and through Ensuring accessibility to existing and future open space is vital. While there are significant areas of open space already in the Lea Valley, much of this space is not currently available for people to use, either because access to the land is restricted by the landowner, or because there are physical barriers (e.g. waterways, railways, roads) which are difficult to cross. Overcoming these restrictions to access is of primary importance for both existing and future open space. We aim to: – complete the strategic north south recreational route down the Lea Valley to the Thames, through the Olympic Park and the Lea River Park – deliver new access routes across existing infrastructural barriers to access, including waterways, railways, major roads – ensure all opportunities offered through redevelopment of built areas around the open space spine, particularly existing industrial areas, optimise access to and the interface with the open space areas – develop pleasant, safe, well signed pedestrian and cycle routes from rail and underground station to the open space spine – develop a network of routes within the open space spine that offers users a range of recreational opportunities and experiences.

An Open Space Networkthat everyone can use and enjoy Different people have different expectations for what parks and open spaces should be, and what they should be able to do in them. It is important that these different expectations and desires are recognised and as far as possible met. This means that the open space network will have to cleverly intertwine a wide range of facilities and features: sports venues of local, regional and national importance and places to sit quietly to watch the wildlife. There are rivers, lakes, woods and meadows, for sailing, fishing, picnicking, painting and admiring. There will be pathways where you can ride or walk for miles; or enjoy as a shortcut from your home to the shops or station. There will be an open space network where people will come from across the region to share the Lea Valley with those fortunate to live there. We aim to: – Ensure the diverse range of users’ open space expectations and desires is both understood and delivered in future development through effective, joined up and ongoing programmes of community engagement.

An Open Space Network for nature Nature already has a strong foothold in the Lea Valley, in areas where protection and encouragement has allowed, nature has flourished. In other parts of the valley, plants and animals make the most of any opportunity within the cracks and crevices of past and current land uses. The design and management of the future open space network in the Lea Valley will have nature at its heart, ensuring that the Valley serves as a corridor of interrelated habitats within which a rich biodiversity can flourish. In many cases, this will require the restoration, rehabilitation and finding solutions to problems caused by past or current uses; be it naturalising heavily engineered watercourses, developing new parks on derelict land, working within the constraints of old landfill sites, tackling water quality problems or limiting access to very sensitive sites. We aim to: – optimise the ecological value of sites of nature conservation importance, and wherever compatible reduce areas of deficiency in access to nature, especially in the Special Protection Areas of Walthamstow Marshes, Walthamstow, William Girling and King George V Reservoirs – expand and enhance areas of nature conservation and the ecological value of existing watercourses and water bodies, through the naturalisation of urbanised rivers – ensure connectivity of habitats along the length of the open space spine and as far as possible linking out into and through the surrounding urban areas. – seek to restore and reconnect lost floodplains to make space for water in the Lea Valley.

Area Strategy – Objectives

An Open Space Networkthat celebrates the distinctive landscape and character of the Lea Valley The landscape of the Lea Valley is unique – a product of many years of diverse uses, many of which had scant regard for the landscape consequences of their development or legacy. It is a landscape of open water, rivers, canal and estuary. A landscape of open meadows, mown grass, scrubland and waters edge woodland belts. There is an extraordinary built environment, with a mix that spans hundreds of years of land use, be it industrial buildings, utility infrastructure, transport routes, residential, and commercial buildings. Some elements provide reminders of a distant and not so distant past in the Lea Valley; other elements are part of a bold new future. All elements contribute to the distinctive place that is the Lea Valley. We aim to: – ensure suitable audits of existing character of open space areas is undertaken and features and characteristics that contribute positively to the unique character of the Lea Valley are identified and preserved or enhanced – ensure future development (both open space and adjoining urban development) is of an appropriate character for the Lea Valley.

A functional Open Space Network Open space must serve a range of functions over and above being a place for people and nature. With the growing understanding of the need to adopt more sustainable lifestyles, and of the implications of climate change, open space is increasingly seen as a resource that can meet a number of functional needs. The potential is wide ranging and new opportunities should be continually imagined, explored and where appropriate implemented. Such needs could include flood risk management, local food production, biomass fuel production, energy generation, local water quality, local storm water and grey water management, local water supply, maximising heat sink benefits and airbourne pollution filtering. Although it may not always be possible to deliver multi functionality in situations where there may be an overriding factor, such as narrow river corridors, presence of protected species, or flood risk management issues. We aim to: – explore and wherever appropriate, implement the range of opportunities for delivery of functional open space through existing open space initiatives, including the Lee Valley Regional Park Development Framework, the Olympic Park and the Lea River Park.

A continuous Open Space Network The existing open space provision in the Lea Valley provides a continuous open space corridor from Hertfordshire and Essex, through north London, to Hackney Wick, primarily within the Lee Valley Regional Park. South of Hackney Wick, the existing open space provision fragments into a network of linear routes and small pocket parks following the River Lea to its confluence with the Thames. It is in this southern area; the Lower Lea Valley, that open space deficiency is most acute and the need for new and enhanced open space is most pressing. It has long been an aspiration for the existing open space corridor of the Lee Valley Regional Park to be extended to the Thames as a continuous open space. The current regeneration opportunities within the Lower Lea Valley, including the Olympic Park, provide an opportunity to realise that aspiration. We aim to: – ensure proposals for Olympic Park and the Lea River Park deliver a continuous open space corridor to the Thames – deliver wherever possible within the Lower Lea Valley access paths alongside waterways that will provide alternative recreational routes to the open space corridor.

Area Strategy – Opportunities Two major strategic projects are identified within the Lea Valley area – the Olympic Park and southern extension of the Lee Valley Regional Park within a Lea River Park, stretching from the new Olympic Park site to the River Thames. Both projects sit within the broad aspirations of strengthening and extending the green spine of the Lea Valley strategic open space corridor, and forging inclusive and accessible links with neighbouring communities. The existing landscapes of leisure and natural habitats that punctuate the Lea Valley, along with the Olympic Park’s legacy resource, offer a rich field of potential for realising these aims.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 To provide at least 240-250ha of new and improved public open space as a major new park through the Lower Lea Valley to the Thames, which includes the Olympic Legacy proposals

To complete the strategic north/south recreational route through the valley to the Thames

To create new access routes across infrastructure barriers, including waterways, railways and major roads

To improve the ecological value of watercourses and water bodies, especially the heavily engineered flood protection channels

To improve the value and connectivity of habitats, optimising appropriate access

To refurbish and enhance the Northern Outfall Sewer Link and connect it with the Thames Gateway Bridge proposals

To improve the heritage and community value and use of the Clissold Park Link

View of the Lea Valley cycle route through the potential new Blackhorse Lane Waterfront Park to the rear of the industrial areas

Project Identification

This section details all ELGG project suggestions: public authority projects, interventions delivered through development, and site acquisitions. Each project is mapped, described within a rolling project list and assessed aganist this areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strategic opportunities. 17

Project Identification â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Clusters Clusters The figure on the right shows an overview of the entire project mapping for the Lea Valley Green Grid Area and identifies six character areas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; defined to better understand the different contexts within which the projects are operating. Thematic contexts of scale and landscape that often cut across lines of project ownerships or borough boundaries. The character areas inform the development of project clusters, and structure the project mapping that follows. The six clusters are: 1.1 Rammey Marsh to Enfield Lock 1.2 Big Reservoirs 1.3 Walthamstow Reservoirs 1.4 The Middle Marshes 1.5 Olympic Park 1.6 Lower Lea Valley

Project Identification – Clusters

1.1 Rammey Marsh to Enfield Lock On London’s margins, it is still possible to discern the character of a small market town, set within large areas of marshland. The M25 bisects a coherent area of landscape character (only the area within the M25 is considered within the Green Grid). Much of the land around the Lea was connected with munitions and has a consequent pattern of isolation which is still apparent among large areas of new housing. The presence of the orbital road and plenty of flat land has brought a new topography of big sheds among the marshes. Farming and market gardening continue to shape the land.

1.2 Big Reservoirs An area that is both characterised by the extent of its reservoirs and disconnected from them as they remain both invisible and inaccessible from the ground. Rather than generate an extensive recreational field, the reservoirs create a series of green corridors or long spines of infrastructure dwarfed by water, or bounded by the channelised cuts of the Lea.

1.3 Walthamstow Reservoirs These smaller reservoirs – the southern of which are lowered to ground level – include islands of natural woodland and scrub traversed by pathways and linked to a more permeable urban boundary. The Lea and its tributary Dagenham Brook begin to take a more natural turn as they too head south, giving way to pockets of fishing and boat moorings.

1.4 The Middle Marshes This is where the large water bodies end and river valley wildlife overlaps with industry. The Lea river splits with the Navigation to create a wide recreational island and an amateur football pitch for the whole of London. The biggest collection of football pitches in the world.

1.5 Olympic Park Topographically the Olympic park sits between the large scale parkland to the north and the working river to the south. Industry is interspersed with allotments, the division and contortions of the river creating pockets of wildlife bounded by residential neighbourhoods and interwoven accordingly with domestic leisure. Major-scale infrastructure criss-crosses the valley in this area forming a landscape of connections and dis-connections, marked changes in level and smaller scale pockets of ‘lost’ ground.

1.6 Lower Lea Valley The Lower Lea is a crucible – an important marginal territory where London has incubated new ideas. It has a continuing polar history of great innovation and wealth and also of extreme deprivation. The history of the area illustrates a territory in constant change. One of its most evident qualities is the complex overlayering and imposition of infrastructure. The result of this history of change is that the valley is highly fragmented, and is also severed from the communities on its borders.

Aerial photography: Cities Revealed © The GeoInformation Group 2003

Identified projects The Lea Valley Framework is composed of a number of projects of various types including: open space improvements, open space creation, new access points to open spaces, habitat or riverine improvements , feasibility studies , and promotion projects. The following map illustrates the disposition of the projects in the framework area. This is followed by the rolling projects list, which provides a description of each project alongside delivery arrangements.

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New park on highly contaminated landscape with Field Study Centre to provide a focus for arts and science projects, completed. Access improvements are needed to the west to link the new communities on Enfield Island to the park and to the south to link in Chingford, completed, Extension of Gunpowder Park north up to M25

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Refurbishment of existing railway bridge to link Gunpowder Park to the towpath and wider population of Enfield to the west, completed.

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Resurfacing pathway, installling picnic areas, changing access arrangements - Part of London Loop route.

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Diversion of PRoW onto better route on Sewardtone Marsh (as above) and creation of new wetland habitatfor breeding wildfowl.

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Improve pedestrian and cycle links from Prince of Wales Playing Fields to Gunpowder Park, including provision of benches, signage and industrial heritage interpretation LVRPA acquires land to add to public open spacemassing in the area and to link Princes Wales Playing Field with Gunpowder Park. Funding needed for basic site infrastructures; benches, signs, paths. First phase is a study. Triangle of Woodland as seating node on east-west north-south crossing, LVRPA acquires site, as part of section 106, site infrastructure needs to be improved.

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Rammey Marsh River Enhancements Rammey Marsh Flood Relief Channel Improvement of Lea Valley Path Maida Avenue Link to Epping Forest Cycle path east of the reservoirs Riverside Walk - Brimsdown

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This project aims to improve and enhance riverside habitats alongside the River Lee Navigation at Rammey Marsh. The project is to be coordinated with the Environment Agency’s strategies for flood alleviation, and water capture / storage designs and offer suggestions on increasing biodiversity along the river. Enfield Improve access to Enfield Island Village by opening up path along the Rammey Marsh Flood Relief Channel to provide a greener more direct route than the present one along the A121. No action taken as yet. Extension/connection to NCR network. Epping Forest District Secure improvements to the Flood relief Channel towpath to accommodate cyclists and pedestrians as part of NC route. LVRPA aspiration, but have problems amassing the land and the restriction from EA to fence the path. Waltham Forest New crossing over Lea Valley Road into Pole Hill to link cycle route to Epping Forest, LB Waltham Forest would support project.

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Is part of LB Waltham Forest UDP as cycle path, LBWF will support EA and TW to discuss. Project design already produced for LVRPA and made available to LBWF.

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Walkway installed as part of new developments along the River Lee Navigation to provide access for walking, health and amenity space, increased biodiversity. Ongoing. New footbridge constructed to connect riverside walk along the west of the River Lee Navigation. Completed.

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Historic conservation area, public open space in deficiency area, aspiration, not high priority.

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Relocation of fence line to create wider pedestrian / cycle path to the side of Lea Valley Road. This is the only possible east - west link across 5.5 km of reservoirs. Notional scheme, strongly supported by LVRPA, LBE, LBWF. LBE sees this as a prioroty through CRISP study. Positive response from Thames Water to release of

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Picketts Lock to North Circular Y Path Y Picket's Lock linear park

Enfield

Use Boundary Brook as an east west ped/cycle link through the borough to link with the reservoir. Project current - improving access, addition of public art, LBE in consultation with Friends of Boundary Brook. New Indoor Athletics Centre, completed. Next stage is the scoping study to investigate potential of leisure ground site in conjunction with a robust destination/business plan. Adjacent development site has potential to form joint development initiative. Investment Study tendered - pre-commencement negotiations ongoing to clarify scope of study. Study to address issues of barriers to access to site from west. Form a pedestrian and cycle route to the east side of the River Lea Navigation, completed.

Enfield

LVRPA closed the road to form linear park with cycling / pedestrian access for angling swims, aspirational.

Pymme's Brook

Enfield

Old railway at Fraser Road

Enfield

The brook requires restoration. Parts have potential for full restoration, parts in channel works only, but some parts have minimal potential eg next to or under major Used old railway as ped/cycle route between Edmonton Green and Angel Rd.

Salmon's Brook pedestrian link Montagu Recreation Ground Annex Enhancement

Enfield

Use Salmon's Brook as a ped/cycle link between Edmonton Green and the reservoirs, on going.

Enfield

This project seeks to naturalise 250m of Salmon’s Brook through Montagu Recreation Ground Annex, establishing a landscape connection between Edmonton Green and the reservoirs. This will provide enhanced river corridor habitat, improved access and an aesthetically imporved landscape, creating an attractive park close to where people live and work, integrating social, environmental and resource objectives and promoting cultural and social incusion. Designs by EA design team.

1.2.16

Salmon's Brook Bury Street

Enfield

1.2.17

Ponders End three span bridge Ponders End Station footbridge Harbet Road north

Enfield

Move highways depot to A1055, turn all surrounding open spaces into an environmental park either side of Salmon's Brook. Conceptual stages, feasibility study required. The study needs to establish the existing geomorphological and ecological picture of Salmon's Brook. May include ecological improvements such as native species of scrub/trees, suitable for riverside setting, and areas of wild flower meadow. Provide new 35m long three span footbridge across the Lee Navigation, connecting historic pub site to Lee Valley Regional Park and the London Cycle Network, strengthening east - west links. In addition, will create link to Brimsdown Business Area, increasing connectivity between employment land and recreational uses.

Enfield

Upgrade 30m footbridge spanning the railway line at Mollison Avenue and Ponders End Station to create attractive and accessible access to LVRP. It is vital to create inviting linkages across barrier of the railway / roadway into the Lee Valley Regional Park. Further discussions with Network Rail, local businesses, and residents Re-instate a towpath alongside the busy Harbet Industrial Estate Road to form a pedestrian and cycle route, north part completed, Sep 2006.

Harbet Road south

Enfield

Re-instate a towpath alongside the busy Harbet Industrial Estate Road to form a pedestrian and cycle route, south part high priority

Cycle path Shadbolt Avenue

Waltham Forest

Cycle path from Banbury Reservoir underneath fly over, completed by 2007.

London Loop: Lower Lea Valley Link to Epping Forest

Waltham Forest

New planting to the north of Banbury Reservoir, completed.

Project number

Project name

1.1.01

Gunpowder Park

1.1.02 1.1.03 1.1.04 1.1.05 1.1.06 1.1.07

A1306 Crossing Swan and Pike Bridge

1.1.08 1.1.09 1.1.10 1.1.11 1.2.01 1.2.02 1.2.03 1.2.04

1.2.11 1.2.12 1.2.13 1.2.14 1.2.15

1.2.18 1.3.01 1.3.02 1.3.03 1.3.04

Use Turkey Brook as an east west pedestrian/cycle route through Enfield and link with Reservoirs. Forms part of NCR 12 and links to NCR 1 at Enfield Lock. Improve the quality and accessibility of the green corridor - foster community engagement. Steering group established. Study produced. Work to control Japanese Knotweed.

Waltham Forest

Upgrade (lighting, fencing, signage) pathway to connect Lea Valley to existing footbridge over North Circular and onto Highams Park, aspiration of LB Waltham Forest.

Connecting Billet Road to Cheney Row Rec

Waltham Forest

1.3.07 1.3.08

Cheney Row Rec

1.3.09

1.3.05 1.3.06

1.3.10 1.3.11

Waltham Forest

New path within the Kimberley Industrial Estate housing development, connecting Billet Road with Cheney Row Rec and link to Epping Forest. LB Waltham Forest in pre-planning discussions with developer, Hadley Homes. Route to be delivered as part of development - concept designs being progressed - design advice may be i d Improvements to Cheney Row recreation ground. Currently in pre-design local consultation stages. Design assistance may be necessary.

Folly Lane to Wild Marsh East Y

Waltham Forest

Upgrade existing gateway, foothpaths and railings, improve signage, in progress.

Bridge over River Lee Diversion Stonebridge Lock

Waltham Forest

Connection of existing footpaths via new bridge over River Lea Navigation, funding in place, finished within the next year.

Haringey

Provision of new public / educational facilities: canoe storage, WC, shower, classrooms, completed.

Lea Valley Cycle route connection and Blackhorse Lane water front park

Waltham Forest

Connect the existing LVC lane from Coppermill Lane up to north of Lockwood Way, along the reservoirs. LBWF UDP adopted this as a cycle lane, has not been realised, can be part of the Olympic paths, high priority. It relies on permissions from Thames Water. Create waterfront park as part of mixed use development on old warehouse site, master plan adopted in September 2006. Link waterfront park with Dagenham Brook, supported by EA and Tav Kazmir from BW. Feasibility study is first priority, brief will be written by WF. Includes watercourse restoration of Flood Relief Channel and Dagenham Brook.

Project size Project owner (ha / m) 72.2 ha

Associated programmes

Identified delivery capacity Delivery agency

Janet Green

Total cost £5,000,000

Funding in place

Funding required

£5,000,000

Funding notes

Date on site (assuming funding)

£0 from GAF

Stage *

Project Identification – Rolling Projects List

1.1 ha

Janet Green

0.1 ha

LB Enfield

778 m

Janet Green

£120,000

£80,000

£0

£80,000

1336 m

Steven Jaggard

£100,000

£0

£100,000

7 ha

Janet Green

£60,000

£40,000

£20,000

0.3 ha

Janet Green

£30,000

£0

£30,000

2464 m

Jane Berger

National Cycle Routes

£20,000

£10,000

£20,000 s106 monies available for community engagement

10.6 ha

Janet Green

EA Flood Alleviation

£50,000

£0

£50,000 50k for feasibilty and and stage C design

LB Enfield

7.3 ha

1969 m

Environment Agency

7 £0

National Cycle Route

1493 m

Epping Forest

0.4 ha

Gina Harkell

3493 m

Gina Harkell

National Cycle Route

Epping Forest

£120,000

£200,000

£0

£200,000

£14,000,000

£0

£14,000,000

LB Waltham Forest UDP

1783 m

funded s106

3.6 ha

Martin Jones

7.9 ha

Steven Jaggard

1102 m

Janet Green

LB Enfield CRISP study

759 m

Gemma Sergant

Enfield living rivers

64.6 ha

Tom Putt

New Indoor Athletic Centre LVRPA

1425 m

Janet Green

5 ha

Janet Green

2815 m

Dave Hobbs

1185 m

LB Enfield

1793 m

Steven Jaggard

5.3 ha

Dave Hobbs

EA River Restoration, GLA Environment Agency Access to Nature

£750,000

£250,000

£500,000 EA to fund in 09/10

5.5 ha

Steven Jaggard

GLA Access to Nature

LB Enfield

£130,000

£80,000

£50,000 50k for feasibility

Jane Berger LB Enfield

Upper Lee Valley Transport Study

LB Enfield

£570,000

£0

Jane Berger LB Enfield

Place Shaping in Ponders LB Enfield End

£860,000

£0

Lee riverside walk

7 0 Further bid required for study and improvements to open

LB Enfield

3 £40,000

£20,000

£300,000

£0

£20,000 longer term ambition will depend upon outputs of study

£300,000

7 0

EA River Restoration

Environment Agency

LB Enfield

0 3 2009/2010

2008

£570,000 GAF 3 funding bid, local business, sec 106

2010

LB Enfield, with dowries from local business and sec 106

2011

Network Rail

2006

300 m

Richard Rutter

£400,000

£0

£860,000 GAF3 bid TfL, Network Rail, sec106, £400,000 400k by BW and LBE

427 m

Richard Rutter

£400,000

£0

£400,000

885 m

Gina Harkell

4.4 ha

Long term management

LB Waltham Forest London Loop

1 2007

LB Waltham Forest

Hadley Homes

1604 m

Gina Harkell

181 m

Judith Carlson

3.2 ha

Linda Thomas

661 m

Judith Carlson

312 m

Mark Newland Smith

0.5 ha

LVRPA

4 ha

Judith Carlson

Hadley Homes development

£0 LVRPA / BW Lea Valley Cycle route, LB Waltham Forest UDP

2007

6 7

£1,600,000

£175,000

£1,600,000 bid to LDA: 100k for feasibility bid to GAF3 for

* Project stage: 0 = notional, 1 = scoping /briefing, 2 = feasibility study, 3 = outline designs, 4 = detailed designs, 5 = tender, 6 = implementation, 7 = management plans

Phase one

Gap fillers

Later phases

Thames Gateway

Complete

Strategic project

Project Identification – Rolling Projects List Borough / Locality

Project description, status and next steps

Waltham Forest

Public Open Space for the new residential development, east of Blackhorse Lane. Link waterfront park with Dagenham Brook.

Haringey

Link Hale Wharf to the west with Tottenham Hale, funding organized

Haringey

Link Hale Wharf to the east with Paddock's Site, notional scheme

Haringey

Link the Hale Wharf Bridges with ferry Lane

1.3.16

New Path between Reservoirs Y

Waltham Forest

1.3.17

Walthamstow Reservoirs Visitors Centre Coppermill Lane Viaduct

Waltham Forest

Possible access on track through Thames Water Land (Nature Reserve). Public access at the moment only via purchasable day permits. Path could become part of a new circle route starting at Springfield Marina, aspiration. LVRPA would support. Conversion of historic Pumping House to form Visitors Centre and point of access to Walthsomstow Reservoirs.

Waltham Forest

Low headroom (5ft) restricts this primary east -west link which falls on the Capital Ring, very complicated and expensive project, not first priority.

Markfield Park

Haringey

1.3.20 1.3.21 1.3.22

Down Lane Recreation

Haringey

Clear silt from Old Moselle Brook and open up to public. Landscape improvements include play, sports pitches and hard and soft landscaping, new café. Project linked to improvements works on site Beam Engine Museum. EA recommendation that project should make stronger connections with the River Lee by opening up views to the river and removing fences between the park and the river. Develop masterplan for area. Notional scheme.

Harington Park

Haringey

Play and open space improvements.

Chestnuts Recreation Park

Haringey

1.3.23 1.3.24

Tottenham Cemetery

Haringey

Public open space improvements. Stage; implementation of design masterplan, likely to be developed in phases with first phase in 07/08 focusing on play/youth provision. Further phases may include enhancements for biodiversity such as hedgerows and wild flower meadow. Improve public cemetery, including ehnacements for biodiversity.

Lordship Recreation Ground

Haringey

1.3.25

Downhills Park

Haringey

Opening up of the river Moselle, hard and soft landscaping, new play area, refurbishment of historic Model Traffic Area, new Eco Education and Play Building. Areas of wild flower meadow, wetland habitat may be included with improved access and management to woodland near south gate. Café, arts and open space improvements. Ecological improvements. Feasibility study largely in place, seeking funding for design stage, completion by 2008.

1.3.27

Belmont Recreation Ground

Haringey

Improvements to play facilities, hard and soft landscaping works. This project addresses the identified deficiency in access to nature.

1.4.01

Low Hall Playing Fields

Waltham Forest

1.4.02

Walthamstow Marshes railway Y open space Y Walthamstow Marshes

Waltham Forest

Create new pedestrian and cycle access to Low Hall Playing Fields from the Lea Valley by procuring a path across Rail track dismantled railway land. Negotiations currently under way, outline plan. LVRPA want to keep this as public open space, first step is to establish ownership.

Hackney

Waltham Forest

Project number

Project name

1.3.12

Sutherland Road open space

1.3.13 1.3.14 1.3.15

Hale Wharf link west Hale Wharf link east Path east of Tottenham Lock

1.3.18 1.3.19

1.4.03

General improvements to Walthamstow Marshes, including water management scheme to enhance Walthamstow Marshes SSSI, enhancements to River Lea towpath along western edge of marshes, new picnic area. Water management plan commisioned. Improvements required to 'Highbridge' across the River Lea Navigation at the bottom of Spring Hill to enable cyclists to cross more easily (bridge owned by LB Hackney). LB Waltham Forest study completed. Improvements to Kings Head Bridge.

1.4.04

Highbridge Improvements

1.4.05 1.4.06

Kings Head Bridge

Waltham Forest

Black Path Improvements

Waltham Forest

1.4.07

Leyton Marshes

Waltham Forest

1.4.08

Marshlane Fields

Relocation of Manor Gardens allotments at Hackney Wick.

1.4.09 1.4.10

Essex Filter Beds

Hackney, Waltham Forest Waltham Forest

New Path Between Middlesex Filter Beds Resurface Friends Bridge

Waltham Forest

Create a new pedestrian and cycle path between the existing Middlesex filter beds and the newly opened visitor centre. Both sites owned by LVRPA. Nothing happening at the moment. Develop proposals to resurface Friends Bridge. Surface currrently unsuitable when wet. Sustrans initiative.

Olympic Site

Newham

1.5.02

Greenway (Olympics) route and access point upgrade

Tower Hamlets

1.5.03

Channelsea Path

Newham

1.5.04

New Canal / Green Open Space - Stratford City New Canal / Green Open Space - Hackney Wick Highbridge Improvements

Newham

Waltham Forest

Improvements required to Highbridge across the River Lea Navigation.

Hackney

Tower Hamlets

New pedestrian/cycle bridge across River Lea Navigation to Hackney Wick, proposed in LLVOAPF as bridge for all vehicles, LB Hackney wants only ped/cycle bridge (part of masterplan). New green canal towpath west of River Lea Navigation, notional scheme.

Tower Hamlets

Turn Victoria Park into a park for the 21st Century, strengthen linkage into the surrounding neighbourhoods, feasibility by LB Tower Hamlets.

Towpath along Regent's Canal Y

Tower Hamlets

The towpath needs upgrading to a safe public path. ODA Transport's audit of key walking and cycling routes into the Olympic Park will identify potential improvements required for Games time and legacy. The towpath will be promoted as a cycle route to the Games during Games time. There is a possibility that ODA Transport will fund certain improvements to this route identified through the audit.

1.4.11 1.5.01

1.5.05 1.5.06 1.5.07 1.5.08 1.5.09 1.5.10

Lea Navigation Bridge to Hackney Wick Towpath west of River Lea Navigation Victoria Park

Improvements to the Black Path which forms part of the London Cycle Network linking Lea Bridge Road to the south with Walthamstow, part of the Olympic Master plan. Marshes need improvements including access and management to Dagenham Brook and the degraded open land to the west, aspiraion. First stage is a scoping study.

Essex filter beds with bird watching hides, golf centre and visitors centre, completed

Create major area of new public park as part of Olympic Site development, including new land bridges across A12 and A11, new pedestrian and cycle network, refurbishment of locks, canals and waterways: Create 45.3ha of new public park at Stratford with reed beds and flood defence land, delivered by ODA, the park wide design group. New land bridge across A12, funded by ODA. New pedestrian / cycle bridge across North London line to link Stratford City to the new Aquatics Centre. New pedestrian / cycle bridge over Waterworks River to connect new Aquatics centre to west. New pedestrian / cycle bridge over City Mills River and connect to Greenway. Refurbishment of locks, banks and towpaths and enhancement of landscape throughout Bow Back Rivers. New open space to the north east adjacent Greenway and future Pudding Mill Station to improve greenway continuation. New green link along City Mills river. New pedestrian and cycle link along Bow Back River. Extension of Pudding Mills River along its form. Around Marshgate South, quality of routes on existing canal towpath to be improved. Existing underpasses under adjacent railway lines to be upgraded to i th improvement th L Greenway d d Victoria Park, t G t b Site i up tod new C West ti Ham f d t iConnection: d l li k b t G id i Extension and of tthe from through Olympic Ramp Extend the north western end of the Greenway to create a safe and continuous pedestrian and cycle route to Victoria Park. Establish a 13.4km long east - west leisure route from Central London (Islington Angel) to the Thames (Beckton and onto Rainham Marshes), ODA transport prioritisation. Upgrades to existing Geenway at Wick Lane, Marshgate South up to West Ham Ramp - to form safe and continuous pedesrain and cycle route. Create a landscape ramp to connect West Ham Station Extension to the Greenway. Concept design due for completion end July 2007, Improve landscape and pedestrian / cyclist path along the course of the Channelsea and into Stratford Station, as part of the Olympic master plan. LB Newham want to link this path with the Green Link. Formulation of public access routes through a series of open spaces to form new east - west connection between Hackney Wick and Stratford. Part of Stratford City Open Sapce Strategy (issued 2004) Formulation of public access routes through a series of open spaces to form new east - west connection between Hackney Wick and Stratford. Part of Stratford City Open Sapce Strategy (issued 2004), Olympic Legacy Project.

Project size Project owner (ha / m) 0.4 ha

Associated programmes

Identified delivery capacity Delivery agency

Total cost

Funding in place

Funding required

Funding notes

Date on site (assuming funding)

Residential development, east of Balckhourse Lane

Stage *

Project Identification – Rolling Projects List

0.2 ha

Richard Rutter

0.1 ha

Paul Ely

277 m

Richard Rutter

873 m

Gina Harkell

0.1 ha

Martin Wagner

0.8 ha

Gina Harkell

Capital Ring

LB Waltham Forest

7.3 ha

Paul Ely

Beam Engine Museum, EA rivers

LB Haringey

4.9 ha

Paul Ely

1.9 ha

Ronnie Roache

2 ha

Paul Ely

19.1 ha

Paul Ely

20.7 ha

Paul Ely

5.7 ha

Groundwork

3 ha

Groundwork

119 m 16.8 ha

TfL

31.6 ha

Janet Green

0.8 ha

Gina Harkell

0.3 ha

LVRPA

464 m

Gina Harkell

19.6 ha

£2,500,000

£0

£2,500,000

Possible assistance for TW feasibility study and design

£10,000,000

£0

£10,000,000

£2,800,000

£1,000,000

£1,800,000

LB Haringey

0 0

GLA Access to Nature

GLA Access to Nature high priority GLA Access to Nature

LB Haringey

£370,000

£0

£370,000

LB Haringey LB Haringey

2008

£2,500,000

£0

£2,500,000

£5,300,000

£6,000,000

-£700,000

Groundwork

£550,000

£50,000

£500,000

LB Haringey

£430,000

£0

£430,000

2008

3 1 LVRPA

£770,000

£20,000

£730,000 (GAF 3 bid made for 750 000)

2009

LB Waltham Forest

2 3

BW / LVRPA London Cycle Network

2 0

Railtrack dismantled railway SSSI

£40,000

LB Waltham Forest

GLA Access to Nature

11.8 ha

16.6 ha

552 m

0 ha

Sustrans

215.4 ha

John Hopkins

2012 Olympics

ODA

13.2 ha

Kath Markey

2012 Olympics

ODA

1949 m

Andrew Smith

1793 m

Stratford City Development

539 m

Olympic Legacy

2012 Olympics, Green LB Newham Link Stratford City Open Sapce Strategy Stratford City Open Sapce ODA / LDA Strategy, Olympic Legacy

6449 m

London Cycle Network

0.4 ha

Adam Patterson

LLVOAPF

772 m

LB Tower Hamlets

87.2 ha

Ros Brewer

2521 m

Long term management

Sustrans

Joyce Guthrie, Hackney ODA Transport walking and cycling route audit

£2,300,000

£2,000,000

£165,000

£0

£2,000,000 S106 / UDC

2008

0 0 0 0

LB Hackney

LB Tower Hamlets

0 £17,500,000

£0

£17,500,000

2 0

Phase one

Gap fillers

Later phases

Thames Gateway

Complete

Strategic project

Project Identification â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rolling Projects List Borough / Locality

Project description, status and next steps

Tower Hamlets

New cycle / pedestrian bridge crossing the canal to connect Mile End Park with Meath gardens, feasibility study by LB Tower Hamlets, funded by TfL.

Tower Hamlets

Link across the railway between Queen Mary's University and new residential area, aspiration.

Lower Lea Valley

Extend the existing Lea Valley Park southwards - LTGDC Conceptual Study for whole area to the south of the Olympic Park is currently ongoing - encapsulates Lea Valley area south to the Thames. Holistic inclusion of Olympic Park legacy considerations and the integrity of the larger Lee Valley Regional Park: Comprehensive proposals under development for sites including Three Mills, Bromley-by-Bow Gasholders, Leven Road Gasholders, Bow Creek Triangle, Limmo Site directed towards creation of major new park for London, completing 26 mile connection between mid Hertfordshire and the Thames.

Fatwalk

Lower Lea Valley

1.6.39 1.6.03

Three Mills Green

Newham

New route of multi-functional productive landscape connecting sites within the Lower Lea Valley Park, ensuring an appropriate continuous but changing environment. Key project in terms of delivery of Lower Lea Valley Park. Community Park with a variety of sports pitches community gardens and orchards and a outdoor event space e.g. outdoor cinema.

East India Dock Basin

Tower Hamlets

1.6.04

Sugar House Lane

Newham

1.6.05

New towpath

Newham

1.6.06 1.6.07

Bow fly-over

Newham

Form a primary pleasure garden for London together with an enhanced Nature Reserve. Marks gateway to or summation of Lower Lea Valley Park where Lea joins Thames. To include continuation of pedestrian and cycle route, part of NCR 13. Linear river walkway expanding into park with ecological and passive recreation focus to merge with Three Mills Park. Possible location of breaking down hard river edge to create ecological river corridor. The site is important both in terms of east-west New floating towpath along west side of Lea Navigation to complete towpath. ODA Transport supports all projects which assist in the creation of an unbroken Lea Valley Pathway between the Olympic Park and the Thames. Bow fly-over will connect to both the eastern (stairs) and western end (at grade crossing)

Reopening of existing bridge

Newham

Reopening of existing bridge to the public

1.6.08 1.6.09

Three Mills Bridge

Project number

Project name

1.5.11 1.5.12 1.6.01

Meath garden Bridge Queen Mary university Link

Lea River Park

1.6.02

Newham

new pedestrian / cycle bridge over Three Mills River to enhance east west connection from Three Mills Green to Bow.

Bridge from pathway to Three Y Mills N Bow Church and A12 Footbridge N Grove Hall Park

Newham

New pedestrian / cycle bridge across existing weir and pathway to connect to Three Mills Island.

Tower Hamlets

New floating towpath along west side of Lea Navigation to complete the missing towpath. New public garden in former churchyard. New footbridge on A12 flyover to provide access to Lea valley walkway and onto three Mills Island. Improving Grove Hall Park

Three Mills to Bow link

Tower Hamlets

New pedestrian link over A12 to enhance east west connection from Three Mills Green to Bow, notional scheme, included in Bromley by Bow masterplan.

New Canal / Landscape Corridor bridge across River Lea in to BbB Gas works Twelvetrees Cresent

Newham

Create a new canal or wetland landscape between Bow Back Rivers and Leven Road Gas Works site. Notional scheme, uncertain.

Newham

Tower Hamlets

1.6.16

St Andrews Hospital

Tower Hamlets

1.6.17

Bow Lock

Tower Hamlets

1.6.18 1.6.19 1.6.20

Langdon Park Access

Tower Hamlets

Refurbishment of existing path underneath vehicle bridge, create pedestrian access onto the bridge, earlier attempt to refurbish the servicing bridge was stopped because of difficult land ownership. New pedestrian and cyclist at grade connecting the A12 between Bromley by Bow station and the western side of the River Lea to link into Bromley by Bow gasworks. ODA Transport support this scheme, however there is uncertainty whether a design solution can be found and whether there is funding available. New green open spaces as part of new development. linear park to the north connecting Bromley by Bow tube station with Devon's Road station. Hard landscaped public sqaure on the eastern side linking Bromley by Bow tube with Devas Street. Proposed at grade crossing at Twelve Trees Crescent across A12 Blackwall Tunnel Approach (proposed project in the Leaside Arc framework), completed. Next stage is the east-west connection. There is ODA Transport support. Provide access from new DLR station into Langdon Park and linkage to pedestrianisation scheme at Bright Street.

Bromley-by-Bow green link

Tower Hamlets

Green link / new bridge, 2004/2005.

Poplar to Leven Road Gas Works Alisa Street Footbridge

Tower Hamlets

Improve pedestrian and cycle link between Poplar, Leven Roads gas Works amd Lea River, link with 1.5.22. There is ODA Transport support.

Tower Hamlets

New pedestrian and cyclist bridge connecting Langdon Park and Ailsa Street to the Lea River Path, LB Tower Hamlets and LVRPA will support.

1.6.22

Pura Food footbridge

Canning Town may extend concourse below ground to town centre

1.6.23

Pura Food Site

Newham, Tower Hamlets Tower Hamlets

1.6.24

Connection Limmo Site and Canning Town Leamouth Footbridge

Newham

Hard landscaped public space within new private development. Planning application submitted for new footpath along Bow Creek. Extension of NCR13, with ODA Transport support. New pedestrian and cycle path and bridge between Limmo Site and Canning Town over Silvertown Way, part of the Canning Town masterplan. The Limmon Site is a high priority for GLA Access to Nature program. Construct competition winning pedestrian and cyclist bridge between Limmo site and Hercules Wharf, on hold at the moment; subject to review by LTGDC

Thames path Extension

Newham

Thames Path will be extended to the east towards the London Loop

Demonstration River Restoration Grange Road and Star Park Walking and Cycling Cody Road East

Newham

Exemplar river restoration project. Currently scoping 5 sites in the Lower Lea Valley.

Newham

Improvements to link Memorial Recreation Ground to Canning Town redevelopment.

Newham

Improved green east west street link along Twelvetrees Crescent to connect to the future Cody Road DLR Station, feasibility study by Alan Baxter Ass. for TfL

Bridges across rail tracks

Newham

Link to West Ham Station

Newham

Enhance pedestrian / cycle access and create two new bridges across rail tracks, feasibility study by Alan Baxter Ass. for TfL, incorporated in LTGDC accessibility study. Improve pedestrian route between Memorial Recreation Ground and West Ham Station, 2006.

Greenway (West Ham Ramp to Y Beckton) upgrade Feeder cycle / pedestrian route N through Memorial Park Recreational Ground N Whitelegg Road

Newham

1.6.10 1.6.11 1.6.12 1.6.13 1.6.14 1.6.15

1.6.21

1.6.25 1.6.26 1.6.27 1.6.28 1.6.29 1.6.30 1.6.31 1.6.32 1.6.33 1.6.34 1.6.35 1.6.36 1.6.37 1.6.38

Upgrade Greenway to a safe and continuous pedestrian and cycle route, ODA transport, subject to project prioritisation. Concept design due for completion end July 2007, Improvements on gateways and routes through park to Grange Road. New landscaping, tree planting and lighting. New resource centre and rugby club. Received planning permission, consultation ongoing, funding being examined.

Plaistow Town Centre and connectors North Woolwich Road

Newham

Improved link between Plaistow Station and Memorial Recreation Ground. New landscaping connects the Greenway via Whitelegg Road to London Road, received planning permission, funding being examined. New ramped footway / cycle path to London Road. Cycle / pedestrian link to Whitelegg Road, as part of s106 of the new Plaistow development, on hold at the moment, decision will be taken in 2008. Improve pedestrian and cycle provision along North Woolwich Corridor,

Peruvian Wharf

Newham

Public access along the river, planning application submitted.

N Thames path extension and new Thames side open spaces

Newham

Extend Thames Path east towards the London Loop. To include extension of NCR 13. New green public pedestrian and cycle path along Thames edge. Open space provision in the form of park area adjacent to the River Thames. Parks to build on existing Lyle Park and to be located at Thames Wharf as the safe guarding of Thames Wharf is due. Expansion of Lyle Park identified in Community Infrastructure Study for Royal Docks and Thameside West Area. However it depends on whether / how residential development expands in the area.

Project size Project owner (ha / m)

Associated programmes

Identified delivery capacity Delivery agency

0.2 ha

Ashraf Ali

LB Tower Hamlets

0.2 ha

LB Tower Hamlets

3.6 ha

Julia Humphreys

Lea Valley Park

48.4 ha

Julia Humphreys

2.8 ha 5.2 ha 4.3 ha

Dave Whittaker

4.3 ha

Richard Rutter

4.3 ha

Peter Mitchell

Total cost

Funding in place

Funding required

Funding notes

£800,000

£600,000

LTGDC

£12,000,000

£0

Lea River Park

LTGDC

£12,000,000

£0

£100,000 100k for stageC design

Julia Humphreys

Lea River Park

LTGDC

£5,000,000

Julia Humphreys

Lea River Park, National Cycle Route 13

LTGDC

£14,000,000

£0

£14,000,000 50k for stage C design

Lea Navigation towpath, ODA Transport

Date on site (assuming funding)

£200,000

Stage *

Project Identification – Rolling Projects List Long term management

2 0

£12,000,000 43 million for three years bid for via CSR next 3 projects

2009

£5,000,000

LB Newham

British Waterways

1 1

4.3 ha

Dave Whittaker

LB Newham

4.3 ha

Dave Whittaker

LB Newham

0.4 ha

Peter Mitchell

Lea Valley walkway

monitored by LTGDC

1.2 ha

Ros Brewer

Leaside Regeneration

LB Tower Hamlets

0.2 ha

LTGDC

Bow masterplan

12.6 ha

Dave Whittaker

LB Newham

1.1 ha

Martin Wright

LVRPA

173 m

Peter Mitchell

ODA Transport support

monitored by LTGDC

0.8 ha

Karen Mercer

204 m

Michael Bell

Bromley by Bow masterplan Leaside Arc framework

LB Tower Hamlets

0.4 ha

Ros Brewer

Bright Street

LB Tower Hamlets

1.7 ha

LB Tower Hamlets

1207 m

Peter Mitchell

1.5.22

monitored by UDC

0.6 ha

Peter Mitchell LTGDC

Leaside Regeneration support by Tower Hamlets and LVRPA

0.8 ha

Ailsa Street, Lea River Path

4.9 ha

Michael Bell

National Cycle Route 13

LB Tower Hamlets

0.5 ha

LTGDC

Canning Town masterplan

1.7 ha

LTGDC Gary Cliffe

0 1 1

LB Tower Hamlets

£0

2005

0 LTGDC

London Loop

TfL, Strategic Walks EA

14.6 ha

Dave Hobbs

£1,000,000

£600,000

1071 m

Peter Elia

713 m

LTGDC

Canning Town redevelopment Cody Road DLR station

TfL

1.4 ha

LTGDC

LTGDC accessibility study TfL

534 m

Peter Elia

14.6 ha

Ian Murdoch

2012 Olympics

LB Newham

£50,000

921 m

Nicola Mackie

New Deal for Communities LB Newham

£2,500,000

£0

£2,500,000 Planning Scheme 1.4M plus assosiated cycle

539 m

Nicola Mackie

New Deal for Communities LB Newham

£1,400,000

£0

£1,400,000

720 m

Dave Whittaker

Plaistow development

2312 m

Dave Whittaker

0.9 ha

Karen Mercer

2987 m

LTGDC

LB Newham

£700,000 WWF contibuting. £40k spent on 2010-11 Q1 1 scoping 1

LB Newham

2006 £50,000 for feasibility

£300k from EA over lifetime

0 3

LB Newham

2 3

National Cycle Route 13, Thames Wharf safeguarding

LB Newham

£25,000

£0

£25,000 25k for scoping study

* Project stage: 0 = notional, 1 = scoping /briefing, 2 = feasibility study, 3 = outline designs, 4 = detailed designs, 5 = tender, 6 = implementation, 7 = management plans

View towards Leven Road gasholders on the site of the proposed Lea River Park

Phase One Early Delivery

This section identifies a first phase of projects to deliver area objectives and opportunities. 29

Phase One – Project Details Lee Valley Park.It is understood that proposals for the area will feature in the GLA led ULV Opportunity Area Planning Framework. Future work should address the issues of barriers to pedestrian and cycle access to the west of the site, namely Meridian Way and the railway, as well as exploring the rich possibilities for improving access into the LVRP to the east. Associated Projects: Regional Athletic Centre supported by Sport England, DCMS and LVRPA (completed). Upgrades to Lee Navigation towpath, funded by TfL Governance: Project Manager: Tom Putt, Head of Property, LVRPA Client Organisation: Project Sponsors and Delivery Agency: Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Land Ownership: Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Location: TQ360940 Size: 50.26ha Planning Issues / Designations: The site is on the fringe of the Green Belt and a designated industrial area within LB Enfield Delivery / Budget / Process Status: Development Scoping Study to be commissioned– to include initial feasibility of planning, flood alleviation, utility concerns, regeneration and transport issues. Estimated cost £40,000; funding required £20,000. Study will determine future project costs Long Term Management Scenarios: New developments would need to be self financing 1.2.09 Picketts Lock Area The completed Lee Valley Athletic Centre at Picketts Lock is the focal point of a site which, located at a critical opening to the Lea Valley Reservoirs, represents an opportunity for the integrated development of a range of recreational activities designed to better link the available green resource in this part of the Lea valley to the adjacent town centre as well as key transport links to the rest of London. It is envisaged that the proposed scoping study will explore the possibilities of a mixed use of the land – providing a primary visitor destination that builds on the existing leisure facilities including the cinema, bowls hall and restaurant complex, golf course (including nature reserve), and campsite.Possible developments could exploit the existing biodiversity, 30

creating both a structured leisure landscape at the East end of the site and vantage point to fully appreciate the big reservoirs topography – as well as exploring the possibilities for restoring and naturalising access through this landscape and into the wider park. A recently completed Property Strategy highlighted Picketts Lock as one of 6 property nodes where Authority facilities and landholdings could potentially be the focus for regeneration schemes with income generating and social and economic benefit for the surrounding area.Therefore it is hoped that the study will identify these possibilities at the scale of the immediate site and the Authority’s remit while working to coordinate its vision with related projects to improve links from the town centre through to the

Phase One – Project Details Associated Projects: EA River Restoration, Salmon’s Brook Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: London Borough of Enfield, Living Rivers Group Governance: Project Manager: David Hobbs, EA Delivery Agency: Environment Agency Land Ownership: LB Enfield Location: OS grid ref. eastings 535298 – northing 193233 Size: 2.67ha Planning Issues / Designations: ConditionalPlanning permission awarded for Salmons Brook Flood Alleviation Scheme, which includes Montagu Recreation Ground Annex proposal. Metropolitan Open Land & Green Chain Missing Link Process Status: Detailed design for nearing completion.Construction of main scheme 2009 – 2011 Budget Status: Anticipated capital costs of delivery£750,000. The Salmons Brook Flood Alleviation Scheme was approved by the Environment Agency Board in July 2005 and granted conditional planning permission by LB Enfield in Sept 2005.As part of this approval approx £250,000 is available for the enhancement of Montague Rd Annex. Additional £500,000 External Funding is required to help deliver wider enhancements

1.2.15 Montagu Recreation Ground Annex Enhancement Salmon’s Brook is an extensive tributary of the River Lea which runs through the heavily urbanised area of Edmonton.While largely un-culverted, the waterway is enclosed by palisade fencing for the majority of its length and designated for restoration and flood alleviation by the environment agency. This project seeks to naturalise 250m of Salmon’s Brook through Montagu Recreation Ground Annex, establishing a landscape connection between Edmonton Green and the reservoirs. The current proposals seem to fall short of providing a coherent new linkage through to the green spine of the Lea Valley – an area to the east of Meridian Way should be included within the proposals

Next Steps: Public Consultation on Design for Montagu Recreation Ground Annex if possible in order to establish this route continuity. This could be accommodated through extending the scope of this current project or instigating a further project.

Phase One – Project Details Associated Projects: EA River Restoration, Salmon’s Brook Path Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: Environment Agency Governance: Project Manager:Steve Jaggard, and Tony Corrigan,Environment, Street Scene & Parks Service, London Borough of Enfield Delivery Agency: Enfield Environmental Services Client Organisation, Project Sponsors: LB Enfield Land Ownership: LB Enfield Location:TQ333941 Size: 250m of river corridor to be restored Planning Issues / Designations: ConditionalPlanning permission awarded for Salmons Brook Flood Alleviation Scheme, which includes Montagu Recreation Ground Annex proposal. Metropolitan Open Land & Green Chain Missing Link Process Status: Feasibility Study to be commisioned as soon as funding can be identified. Outline designs to follow. Could be on site by 2008 Budget Status: £50,000 required for Phase 1 study which could be extended to investigate similar works at the eastern end of the Brook at Montagu Road Playing Fields to complement EA scheme already scheduled for the area. Unable to identify delivery budget requirements at this stage. £80,000 available from LB Enfield Salmon’s Brook flows under the A10 at Bury Street

1.2.16 Salmon’s Brook – Bury Street West The area designated for the park currently houses a depot which is to be relocated as part of the project. Outline designs are currently in development and explore the possibility of creating an innovative and environmentally progressive park around a newly naturalised Salmon’s Brook.The project is to be coordinated with the Environment Agency’s strategies for flood alleviation, and water capture / storage designs, offering ways of increasing biodiversity along the Brook and throughout the new park. The project is one of several initiatives to provide green space nodes along the existing waterways feeding into the Lee Valley Park and will be coordinated with projects to improve paths and cycle ways between these green areas and the 32

Lee Navigation, forming a series of new gateways between Enfield and the reservoirs. It should be borne in mind during project development and implementation that the creation of the new park area needs to be adequately linked within the wider network of green spaces and neighbouring communities that make up the East London Green Grid, especially the improvements to 1.2.15 Montagu Recreation Ground Annex Enhancement. Tackling the more challenging aspects of the project, such as establishing safe access and passage along the more problematic areas of Salmon’s Brook, will be critical to viability and value of these improvements.

Phase One – Project Details Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: DCLG, LDA, EA, Thames Water, LVRPA, Legal & General / Station Hub Landowners Forum, ODA Transport Governance: Judith Carlson, LB Waltham Forest. Regenfirst Ltd Legal & General/Station Hub Landowners Forum Land Ownership: Legal & General. To be made available as part of s106 Location:TQ356395

Size: Approx. 1ha

Planning Issues / Designations: Blackhorse Lane SEL (boundary to be moved north). Part of Lea Flood Relief Channel and Dagenham Brook site is within flood zone 3. New bridge requires planning permission and land drainage consent. Walthamstow Reservoirs SSSI Delivery Status: Implementation as part of station hub and waterfront development, which could commence in 2010. Management plans – management company in perpetuity as part of s106 agreement with developer Budget Status: The anticipated capital costs are £1.6m. Design Development Fees are required. Feasibility study including full site investigation, FRA and costed outline landscape plan will cost £50,000. Potential GAF3, potential s106. Funding bid to LDA £100,000 for feasibility study Project Feasibility: Year of delivery, if fully funded: 2010 2007-08 for the Feasibility

Lea Flood Relief Channel dives beneath the feeder channel to the High Maynard Reservior

1.3.11 Lea Valley Cycle Route Connection and Blackhorse Lane Waterfront Park South of the larger high-level reservoirs, Walthamstow Reservoirs offer a more visible and accessible topography of water-based habitats. However the largely industrial eastern edge had made this inaccessible and invisible.The proposal to create a new linear park along this edge will create a local amenity for residential and retail development linked to Blackhorse Road Station. The park is also part of a larger strategy for the re-naturalisation of Dagenham Brook and the enhancement of flood attenuation, water management infrastructure and water quality. Furthermore the park will facilitate access down the eastern edge of the Lea Valley providing part of the new link between Lockwood way and Coppermill

Lane, which the ODA regard as essential to spetators and workers during the Olympic games. A new footcycle bridge will enableaccess to the south bank of the flood relief channel and routes north to Lockwood Way (Bridge improvements at Lockwood Way will be necessary to complete this link) and an existing EA bridge will need to be upgraded to implement the new route. In addition to this, the project will look at incorporating a raised deck to enable local people to view out across the reservoirs and further the visibility of the adjacent parkland. The project will undertake feasibility and produce a fully costed outline landscape design for the development of the new waterfront park and its connections to Walthamstow and the wider Lee Valley Park. 33

Phase One – Project Details Associated Projects: Lea Valley Walk, Capital Ring Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: LB WF, LB Hackney, EA, BW and TfL Strategic Walks Governance: Janet Green, LVRPA to coordinate delivery Land Ownership: Mixed, principally LVRPA and British Waterways Location: 535046, 187610 Planning Issues / Designations: SSSI, planning permission required Delivery Status: Proposed timetable is to commission feasibility and design studies in this financial year and deliver works over the following 3 years Budget Status: Awaiting decisions for £50,000 request from Strategic Walks Network for studies and £700,000 from GAF3 for delivery Next Steps: Prepare brief for studies in consultation with partners in preparation for delivery of works of a 3 year period Project Feasibility: Studies should be funded but funding may not be available for complete scope of works. DfL backup on this would be reassuring. Initial studies have indicated that programme of works should be feasible so delivery will only be delayed if GAF is not forthcoming

1.4.03 Walthamstow Marshes General improvements to Walthamstow Marshes to develop water management strategies improvements to the towpath, picnic areas and other visitor facilities. Walthamstow Marsh Nature Reserve is one of the last remaining examples of semi-natural wetland in Greater London. It was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) by Natural England in 1985. The Marshes contain a variety of plant communities typical of a former flood plain location. Associated with this diversity of habitat are several species of plant and insect which are uncommon in the London area. Traditionally, Walthamstow Marshes were managed as ‘Lammas Land’: they were shut up for hay from early April to mid August and then opened up for 34

grazing. A trial was initiated by LVRPA in 2003 to assess the impact of cattle grazing on vegetation. The vegetation has responded very well to this form of management and the cattle have become something of a visitor attraction in their own right. The project will deliver immediate access and recreational benefits to groups of residents as well as environmental improvements. The project includes alterations to Kings Head Bridge to ensure DDA compliance, upgrading of towpath, extra seating and trees, creation of new picnic area near Lea Bridge Road, replacement of footbridge to encourage users away from road, and water management to ensure continued status of SSSI and to allow reintroduction of lost plant species.

Long term Managment: Individual land owning partners to accept future revenue requirements

Phase One – Project Details Assocaited Projects: The Greenway, Lower Lea Valley Conceptual Framework Partner / Supportive organisations / funders: ODA, LDA, LTGDC, LB Tower Hamlets Governance: Project Manager: John Hopkins, ODA Client: Olympic Delivery Authoritiy Land Ownership: Various including London Development Agency, Olympic Delivery Authority, Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Location: TQ 377845 Size: 80 hectares Project Status: Outline design. Programme for implementation 2007-2013 Budget Status: to be confirmed Next Steps: Detailed design and implementation Project Feasibility Assessment: First phases of project can start on site in 2007

1.5.01 Olympic Site The Olympic Park will be an exemplary park for the 21st century that will initially provide a spectacular setting for the Games and then for an extensive, mixed-use legacy development. The 80 hectare Park will extend from East Marsh in the north to the Greenway in the south. It will be a catalyst for economic and built development, restore existing waterways, enhance biodiversity, promote culture and the arts, build community cohesion, encourage healthy living, develop skills and education, provide new north-south and east-west connections, integrate existing and new infrastructure, and be an exemplar of design, management, maintenance and sustainability. It will go through three operational modes: Olympics 2012; Legacy Transition 2012

– 2013; and Legacy 2013 – onwards. The core parklands will be based around the Lea River, City Mill River, Waterworks River, and Old River Lea. The rivers and waterways will be restored and opened up enhancing biodiversity, access and mitigating floodrisk. A diversity of protected and new wetland and other habitats will be created as a connected part of the Lee Valley. A primary north-south footpath and cycle-path will extend the long-distance Lee Valley Footpath through the Park alongside a new network of east-west routes connecting existing communities to and across the Park. The Park will have a variety of uses in addition to the legacy sports venues that will remain after the Games including the main Stadium, VeloPark, Aquatics Centre and others. 35

Phase One – Project Details Assocaited Projects: ODA Transport projects improving existing paths such as Lea Valley Path and Walk, Elevated Greenway, Thames Path, Regents Canal, and Limehouse Cut, TfL, LB Newham, Thames Water Partner / Supportive organisations / funders: ODA, LB Tower Hamlets, TfL Governance: Project Manager: 1.5.02: Kath Markey, ODA Transport Project Manager: 1.6.32: Ian Murdoch, LB Newham Sponsors: Design for London Delivery Agency: ODA, TfL, LB Newham Land Ownership: Thames Water and LB Newham Location: Victoria Park – West Ham ramp – Beckton Size: 6 miles Project type: Pathway upgrade Budget Status: £2.3 million Funding sought for eastern section Next Steps: TfL / LB Newham undertaking route audits / feasibility study on behalf of ODA Transport, commencing late 2007 Project Feasibility Assessment: Western phase can start on site in 2008, delivery in stages from 2009 onwards

1.5.02 Greenway (Olympics) upgrade 1.6.32 Greenway (West Ham to Beckton) upgrade The Greenway is a six-mile flat-topped mound over Joseph Bazalgette’s, middle and upper level sewer. The structure runs between Victoria Park and the Sewage Works at Beckton, and travels via Abbey Mills Pumping Station, where the lower level drain is pumped up to join the other two pipelines. As a long pathway structure it offers a unique connection through East London, and a number of projects are underway or proposed to improve access and promote safe use for pedestrians and cyclists. As part of its transport planning for the Games, the ODA will re-design and re-build the western section of the walkway, and restore it for use by the local community and visitors to the Games. 36

The first stage of this work is currently underway, including repairs and resurfacing, and installing lighting on a 1km stretch of the walkway from Pudding Mill Lane to Marshgate Lane. The second stage will develop proposal for the operation of the Greenway during the Games and in legacy mode. Conceptual designs are complete with construction work programmed to start in 2008. The section east of West Ham Station is at an early development stage. TfL is undertaking a Green Cycle Route Implementation Stakeholdere Plan. A feasibility study will be undertaken to look at the overall approach, define design and scope out projects for the first phase. The Diamond Jubilee Walk to link all Olympic venues may support nessicary enhancements.

Long term management: All Greenway projects have long-term management and maintenance issues. Project owners are currently attempting to address these. A further scoping study may be necessary to identify further projects and issues through a detailed gap analysis of the current spread of proposals

Phase One â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Project Details Governance: Project Manager: Andrew Smith, LBNewham Client Organisation: LB Newham Delivery Agency: LB Newham, Physical Regeneration and Urban Design Land Ownership: LB Newham, currently a permissive right of way Location: Easting 538730 Northing 183646 From Cam Road to Abbey Road. Size: Path is 620m long, area of linear park is 1.08ha Planning Issues / Designations: Proposed cycle route in Newham UDP 2001. Treated as linear park by Parks maintenance. In LTGDC area. Greenway to be used as a main route into Olympic stadium from West Ham station. More extensive options for improvement considered by TfL and ODA Transport with Sustrans Process Status: Detailed design by Mar 2007 including public art. Works start Jun 2007 and could finish by Oct 2007 Dependent on solution to southern link Budget Status: ÂŁ1.1m includes match funding of work at top of path, improving path to south, providing public art, lighting, CCTV and help points along path but not on link to Greenway. Long term management requirements under current LB Newham budgets Next Steps: Feasibility for link, landscaping and public art Project development using existing inhouse capacity 1.5.03 Channelsea Path The project proposes the clearing and improvement of the existing Channelsea path. The Path follows the line of the former Channelsea River that was stopped up in the mid 1970s to enable a culvert to be built beneath it to lead to the sewage pumping station. Although never put into use, the dry riverbed was subsequently in-filled, and made into a linear path. The work to the path will improve links between thenew public space in front of the proposed Burford Wharf live/work scheme and the Greenway which is to be used as a main route into Olympic stadium from West Ham station. As the Greenway is the most extensive, continuous area of green space in Newham, linking the Lea Valley to the Thames via a number of smaller

recreational spaces, the interweaving of areas of urban development through the establishment with the green off-shoots of this stretch represents a positive approach to connecting urban development to parkland and recreation, a benefit to both. Associated Projects: Lower Lea Valley Delivery & Implementation Strategy. Lower Lea Valley Regeneration Strategy. London 2012 walking and cycling programme Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: LB Newham, ODA Transport

Phase One – Project Details

Opening up the Lower Lea Valley for greater public activity and engaging people’s imagination

1.6.01 Lea River Park The ambition for the Lower Lea Valley as set out in the LLV Opportunity Area Planning Framework is the creation of “a vibrant, high quality and sustainable mixed use city district, that is fully integrated into the urban fabric of London and is set within an unrivalled landscape that contains new high quality parkland and water features.” The rationale for the park extension is to open up the Lea Valley for much greater public activity and to make places that engage people’s imagination. At present, waterway walks are fragmented and some areas are completely inaccessible. The new park will make a connection from Hackney Marshes down to East India Dock Basin, completing the Regional Park route and forming a landscape that 38

stretches 26 miles from Hertfordshire to the River Thames, centring on the River Lea. The area has always been a provisioning place for London. Food production and distribution has long history here. The Lea Valley supplies a huge proportion of London’s fresh water; it generates and distributes electricity and gas, and manages much of the city’s drainage and waste. The new park will celebrate and humanise these vital systems that support the city. This project supports the Lea Valley green grid objectives by; strengthening the green spine, defining accessible edges and connections across the valley, establishing an diversification of uses, protecting and enhancing the ecology of the area, acknowledging and strengthening the distinctive charcter of the

Lea Valley, building on existing open space and regeneration initiatives, and strengthening the continuity of the route network forming the green spine.

Phase One – Project Details

Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: LVRPA; DfL;LDA, BW, LB Tower Hamlets, LB Newham Governance: Project Manager: Julia Humphreys Client Organisation: LTGDC Project Sponsors: LVRPA; DfL;LDA Delivery Agency: UDC

Process Status: 5th Studio are leading a team including Latz + Partner, Colliers CRE, Davis Langdon, WhitbyBird, Ecology Consulants and Leaside Regeneration, to deliver a Conceptual Study in late 2007. The study will establish objectives and strategies for realising the park

Delivery / Budget Status: Estimated (£43m to fund three constituent projects Land Ownership: Multiple and complex – 1.6.02 Fatwalk, 1.6.03 East India Dock Basin and Planning Issues / Designations: 1.6.39 Three Mills Green). The park is identified as a key objective in the LLV OAPF Delivery will be through various methods and guided by strategies identified in the Conceptual Study Location: connects the Lea Valley Regional Park to the Thames at Blackwall, via the Olympic Park

Phase One – Project Details

1.6.02 Fatwalk The Fatwalk is the core enabling project of the Lea River Park, establishing a continuous multi-use route from the Thames via the Olympic concourse to Hackney Marshes. As the name suggests, the Fatwalk is made up from a broad range of landscapes and uses, framed by the valley tradition of provisioning the city. A linear park in its own right, the Fatwalk connects the core park areas along the waterways allowing access at all times of day and night. The Fatwalk forms a strategic route to the Olympic park during games time for pedestrians and cyclists and establishes a first-class connection between the Thames and the Lea Valley Path / Walk at Hackney Marshes. The project meets area objectives by: Completing the strategic north-south recreational route down the Lea Valley to the Thames. Improving access into and around the Lea Valley, overcoming infrastructural obstacles to access and improving continuity of pedestrian and cycle routes throughout the Lea Valley.

Assocaited Projects: Lea River Park Partner / Supportive organisations / funders: LVRPA, LDA, LB Tower Hamlets, LB Newham, LB Hackney Governance: Project Manager: Julia Humphreys Delivery Agency: LTGDC Land Ownership: Some owned by partner organisations, some by private developers, some to be acquired. Delivery will be through planning powers, or directly, by licence and by partner land owners Location: TQ370860 to TQ390809 Size: 11.7 ha Planning issues / designations: Planning permission will be required. Within LTGDC area. Works towards achieving the Mayor’s Lower Lea Valley Opportunity Area Planning Framework policy objectives Budget Status: Total cost estimated to be £23 million £200,000 required for stage C design Next Steps: Conceptual Study for Lea River Park due for completion October 2007

Next step to appoint consultant teams to take forward the detailed design of the park ‘chunks’ including the Fatwalk. LTGDC to appoint consultants to work with design teams and prepare Business Case Project Feasibility Assessment: The Fatwalk needs to be developed as part of the individual park projects as its delivery is reliant on their land acquisitions, licence agreements and overall site assembly and planning Long term management: Revenue requirements currently unknown. Its anticipated the park will remain within the ownership and governance of LVRPA

Phase One – Project Details

1.6.03 East India Dock Basin A new city destination on the Thames and the gateway to the Lea River park – a busy and lively place to meet, eat and drink, hire bicycles or attend outdoor events. East India Dock Basin will be the primary gateway into the Lea River Park, providing all the resources that visitors may need. The dock has great potential to host changing events, many of which can be based on floating pontoons and structures. The dock would be an ideal ‘Live Site’ for the 2012 games. The project involves the sensitive bringing together of an important ecological resource with cultural uses, restoring much of the dock as operational, while enhancing the salt marsh that has been built up through the dock’s lack of operation. The project meets area objectives by celebrating the distinctive character of the Lower Lea Valley, and establishing new multi-functional open-space and amenities within the Lea Valley ‘green spine’, and allowing a rich negotiation between natural landscape habitats and cultural uses. The next phase of study should include consideration of the adjacent Orchard Wharf site in order to create an optimum boundary condition and to ensure complimentary use of the protected wharf.

Assocaited Projects: Lea River Park Partner / Supportive organisations / funders: LTGDC, LVRPA, ODA, LDA, LB Tower Hamlets, LB Newham Governance: Project Manager: Julia Humphreys Delivery Agency: LTGDC Land Ownership: The land is owned by a main partner, LVRPA. The works will either be undertaken by LTGDC under licence or by LVRPA directly with grant funding Location: TQ 390809

Next Steps: Conceptual Study for Lea River Park due for completion October 2007. Next step to appoint consultant teams to take forward the detailed design of the park. LTGDC to appoint consultants to work with design teams and prepare Business Case Project Feasibility Assessment: Year of delivery 2012 if fully funded Long term management: Revenue requirements currently unknown. Its anticipated the park will remain within the ownership and governance of LVRPA

Size: 5.4 ha Planning issues / designations: Within LTGDC area. Works towards achieving the Mayor’s Lower Lea Valley Opportunity Area Planning Framework policy objectives. Planning permission will be required Project type: Restoration and reopening to cultural and recreational uses Budget Status: Total cost estimated to be £5 million £50,000 required for stage C design 41

Phase One – Project Details Associated Projects: Urban Design Framework Partner/ Supportive organisations / funders: New Deal for Communities, LB Newham, Football Foundation, Thames Water, East London Rugby Club Governance: Project Manager: Nicola Waters (NDC) Client organisation: London Borough of Newham Project sponsors: Mark Perkins, Acting head of Parks, Nick Williams, Acting head of Communications, 2012 unit Cllr Paul Schafer/Marie Collier/Clive Furness Delivery Agency: New Deal for Communities Land Ownership: LB Newham Location: Memorial Avenue E15 Size: 9 Hectares Planning issues / designations: Planning Permission granted Project type: Soft Landscaping Budget Status: Anticipated capital cost £2,500,000 Next Steps: A Master plan for the recreation ground has already been drawn up and approved, consultation is ongoing as part of our partners rolling programme Project Feasibility Assessment: Completed 1.6.33 Feeder Cycle/Pedestrian Route through Memorial Park Recreation Ground The project is part of a series of initiatives to improve the Memorial Recreation Ground in Newham. This park, although neglected over a number of years has recently been the site of a number of developments to encourage a range of recreational activities for different ages.The site also benefits from its proximity to West Ham station, the proposed Olympic site as well as the Greenway, the latter of which forms a continuous green link through the borough. The proposed improvements to the park include amendments to the four entrances to the Park create a cycle track, increase existing lighting and provide a fitness trail.The improved visibility, access and connections through the park seeks to extend and 42

increase the use of the park which will in turn improve its security. The project’s intention is to make an under-utilised recreation ground with a reputation for crime a prime facility that can be used by local residents as well as professional sports bodies, benefiting from the adjacent Olympic Zone at its southern boundary. These improvements have been coordinated with the NDC’s recently completed state of the art Resource Centre in the Park (Grassroots), which has also secured £800k of £2 million project to providea new Floodlit STP, new changing rooms, improvement to grass pitches and an additional multi-use games area.

Phase One – Project Details Associated Projects: Identified in the Urban Design Framework commissioned by West Ham and Plaistow NDC area and authored by muf architecture/art with arups. This project was identified as one of the most pivotal within the framework Partner / Supportive organisations / funders: West Ham & Plaistow New Deal for Communities, Thames Water, LB Newham 2012 unit Governance: Project Manager: Nicola Mackie, NDC Client: LB Newham Sponsors: Mark Perkins, acting head of Parks, Nick Williams, acting head of communications, 2012 unit Delivery Agency: New Deal for Communities Land Ownership: Thames Water and LB Newham Location: Whitelegg Road, E13 / TQ398831 Size: 1 Hectare Planning issues / designations: Full Planning Permission granted Project type: Landscaping and engineering project Budget Status: Anticipated cost £1.4 million Next Steps: Muf architecture /art authored the scheme up to stage D. The masterplan for the park, the Urban Design Framework was approved and adopted by LB Newham in 2002. Consultation is ongoing as part of the Major partners rolling programme

Graded mound over the Greenway

1.6.34 Whitelegg Road This project is part of a larger initiative to improve the Memorial Recreational Ground in Newham.Formerly the home of West Ham United, the space has suffered from neglect and although bordering the Greenway, the park is difficult to access due to the rise in level created by this otherwise beneficial green route. Currently the Greenway acts as an extensive barrier structure with steep stairwells to the adjacent park making it inaccessible to less mobile groups such as wheelchair users, pushchairs, cyclists, and elderly people. Muf architecture / art were commissioned to address these access issues. The project proposes a graded mound to form a staged entry into the park along the adjoining Whitelegg Road. The mounding over the Greenway

will consist of re-landscaping and land engineering, the access forming a snaking pathway running along Whitelegg Road on to the Greenway and then into the northern end of the park. The graded landscape which is both a step free route into the park, and acts as an informal amphitheatre within the park, is conceived as a playable landscape incorporating slides for short cuts. The mounding project has been identified as the largest and most pivotal project within the Urban Design Framework which was adopted by Newham in 2002. The Urban Design framework consisted of several projects that local residents identified as being crucial to the West Ham area and the park’s sustainable regeneration.

Project Feasibility Assessment: Year of delivery: 2008

View to Canary Wharf from the east side of the Lea, as it meanders to the Thames

Forward Strategy

This section concludes the Area Framework with a series of recommendations for further action, including funding and governance arrangements. 45

Forward Strategy – Gap Analysis Gap Analysis The projects included in this Area Framework have been identified as capable of contributing toward the delivery of the Area Objectives and strategic opportunities. However, in some instances, new aspirational projects or extensions of current projects are recommended to better ensure that the Area Opportunities are achieved and that the recreational green spine of the Lea Valley is strengthened and made accessible to neighbouring communities. These recommendations are detailed in the Gap Analysis opposite and following: – new projects to ensure connectivity and continuity between project groupings around the Lea Valley Road Bridge and Salmon’s Brook would enhance the contribution of these existing initiatives towards the Area Objectives – new active uses and visitor amenities within and around Walthamstow Reservoirs would be key in strengthening a central portion of the recreational green spine or the Lea Valley – new projects forming improved connections into Haringey and Hackney would build on existing fragmented initiatives and provide strong accessible links into the Lea Valley landscape from areas of multiple deprivation that are also currently deficient in their access to nature.

Identified projects

Strategic gaps in area projects

Strategic gaps in links

Project recommendations

Recommendations for active uses

Projects to improve Access to Nature

Forward Strategy – Recommendations Since the 1960’s the aspiration to create a regionally significant leisure and recreational provision based around open space within the Lea Valley has been jointly promoted and pursued by a partnership of local, county and regional government bodies. A major step towards realising those aspirations was the creation of the Lea Valley Regional Park in 1966, which designated a core spine of continuous open space extending from Stratford, north into Essex and Hertfordshire. Surrounding the open space spine formed by the Regional Park, local authorities continued to manage and develop their own open space networks to complement each other and the adjacent Regional Park. In 2004 Government established the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation to assist with the regeneration of the Lower Lea. At the core of their adopted strategies is the aspiration to work with partners to extend the park network to the Thames. With the Olympic park taking shape in between another key driver for Green Infrastructure in the valley is now in place. ELGG Area Group 1 brings together the aspirations and delivery capacity of these agencies with that of the strategic and national agencies, EA, Natural England to define and deliver a vision for the valley as a whole. Each partner shares the aspiration to deliver an open space network that will fully meet needs of both the neighbouring local communities, while at the same time developing a destination that is attractive to regional, national and international visitors. The East London Green Grid initiative provides a new focus and reinvigorates the ongoing process of fully integrating and enhancing the existing and increasing the open space provision within the Lea Valley. The six principal objectives of the Area Framework identify open space roles and functions that are vital to a successful open space network in the Lea Valley. These are to create: – an Open Space Network that people can easily get to and through; – an Open Space Network that everyone can use and enjoy; – an Open Space Network for nature; – an Open Space Network that celebrates the distinctive landscape and character of the Lea Valley; – a functional Open Space Network; and – a continuous Open Space Network. It is also recognised that a successful green grid within the Lea Valley will in turn form an important

component part of the wider aspirations for London. Ensuring the delivery of high quality links to the east, notably Epping Forest and the Roding Valley will increase the scale of opportunity and benefits for recreation, ecology, environmental infrastructure and sustainable transport modes. Similarly, quality links to the west, and where possible to the north and south of the sub area are inherent in the LV sub area green grid aspirations. Overview of the Programme In the short term we propose to improve existing accessibility to and through the existing open space spine, providing a number of ‘quick wins’ which will: – improve the network of routes within the existing open space spine and along waterways, – improve the quality and attractiveness of existing routes from neighbouring communities to the existing open space spine, – create new routes from neighbouring communities and new access points into the open space spine where possible, – work with major landowners to overcome barriers to access and use of existing open space caused by built infrastructure and/or operational constraints. In the Medium/Long Term our proposals will have a close strategic fit with our vision and objectives, improving the quality of open space offer, through: – enhancing the existing visitor offer within open space spine; – development of new open space provision in Lower Lea Valley, including Olympic Legacy Park and the Lea River Park, which will complete the open space spine to the Thames; and – further development of quality access to the open space provision through: – ensuring emerging planning policy recognizes and enables high quality access routes, extensions and entrances into open space spine – ensuring new development adjacent to open space spine delivers high quality access routes and entrances to open space – continuing to work with major landowners to overcome barriers to access and use of existing open space caused by infrastructure and/or operational constraints. Funding Phase 1 of our programme has been compiled largely on the basis of deliverability: projects where the funds are substantially in place or where a credible

bidding strategy has already been developed, and where there is a project sponsor willing and able to see the project through to completion. The first phase of delivery has been costed at around £55M. There is currently just over £3M of secured funding in place, and partners have already made over £46Million pounds worth of funding bids to address the shortfall. A number of potential funding sources have been identified, including CLG Growth Area funds for Thames Gateway, European funding programmes and private sector sponsorship. In the immediate future, we will rely on external assistance to develop and pursue a funding strategy. Project Delivery As with any physical development of land, individual site constraints will need to be identified and overcome before projects can proceed. Principal amongst these are land assembly, access, legal encumbrances and planning. By their nature, these will need to be tackled on a project by project basis, with project managers taking responsibility for negotiating and obtaining the necessary acquisitions and permissions. The availability of compulsory purchase powers and expertise in legal and planning negotiations would assist this process. It would also be beneficial to ensure that the strategic content of the ELGG is supported by policies in the London Plan and Local Development Frameworks. The Steering Group will give careful consideration to the additional support individual projects and project sponsors may need to ensure projects are delivered according to the basic project management criteria – on time, within budget and according to specification. This is likely to focus on resourcing and capacity, and could include offering training in project management and providing access to project management IT systems, backed by advice and support on a project by project basis. Stakeholder and Community Engagement Organisational stakeholders have been actively engaged in the preparation of the Framework through direct involvement in the Steering Group. This process will continue in future, with efforts being made to increase membership from a wider range of organisations and by ensuring that meetings continue to be held on a quarterly basis. Direct involvement of local communities will increase in importance as the programme moves towards implementation. It will be evident from our description of the projects that there is huge 47

Forward Strategy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Recommendations scope for direct involvement of communities in shaping the green grid and working with us on implementation. In this way, a real sense of ownership will be engendered. Programme Management The Steering Group recognises the value of setting parameters by which the success of the programme can be measured and evaluated. This will require the definition of a set of outputs and intended impacts. The outputs are likely to be simple metrics such as area of land upgraded, length of paths laid etc, which, when set against cost and time, will provide an indication of the efficiency of programme delivery. Impacts are, by their nature, more subtle, as they attempt to capture the benefits to the area in social, environmental and economic terms. It may be preferable to define performance measures at subregional level, to allow benchmarking and comparison. The Project Implementation Framework represents a large and complex programme of diverse projects spanning at least a decade. Management of this programme is a task beyond the capacity of the Steering Group at present. Additional support, in terms of staff and systems would be required to perform this task competently. The nature of individual projects presents additional challengesthey vary considerably in the proposed source of funding, the status and capacity of the sponsor and the extent to which sponsors are currently â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bought inâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to the Green Grid concept. Programme management would of necessity operate by consent rather than compulsion. For the ELGG as a whole, these complexities would be multiplied several-fold. The process of identifying and defining projects and preparing a Project Implementation Framework has to date focused on the short to medium term issues of specification, appraisal and delivery of the projects. During this process, members of the Steering Group also drew attention to the need to address a range of issues relating to the long term management of the asset once it has been created, particularly funding. In most cases, a managing agent is already in place, however in some it will need to be created.

Montagu Road near the Recreation ground

Appendices â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Baseline Description Open Space Typology The existing open spaces in the Lea Valley present a coherent chain immediately around the River Lea and Lea Navigation that could form a continuous green space corridor stretching all the way to the Thames. Two impediments to this opportunity stand â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the existing green spaces within the central corridor are often separated by infrastructural obstacles or land made inaccessible due to ownership issues, while the current green corridor itself terminates before reaching the southern-most areas. Efforts could be made to increase connective routes through tackling these issues and extending the green corridor to the south. A fringe of smaller, fragmented local parks around the Lea Valley could form the basis of a linked network providing green access routes into the neighbouring communities. Regional Parks Metropolitan Parks District Parks Local Parks Small Open Spaces Linear Parks Private Open Space

Flood Risk The Lea Valley is subject to both tidal and fluvial flood risks. All projects and initiatives should therefore address the issues of water and flood management and risk reduction,taking account of the potential impact of climate change upon the projected flood risks.

Park Deficiencies The neighbouring boroughs, especially around the southern areas of the Lea Valley, suffer from a deficiency in access to areas ofparkland. Provision of new areas of parkland and better access could address this issue.

Existing Regional Parks Existing Metropolitan Parks Regional Park Opportunities Metropolitan Park Opportunities Tidal Flood Risk

Regional Park Deficiency

Fluvial Flood Risk

Metropolitan Park Deficiency

Appendices – Baseline Description Areas of Deficiency in Access to Nature Proposals and projects within the Lea Valley Area should seek to alleviate the deficiencies in access to nature suffered by some neighbouring communities as shown in this mapping. This could be achieved through increasing the environmental value and biodiversity of existing and new green space, and forming accessible links into the green corridor and local parks network from these areas of deficiency.

Ecological and Landscape zones As would be expected, the areas immediately around the Lea River and associated waterways are predominantly areas of flood plain soils – this fluvial swathe cuts through a number of different adjacent ecological areas on its sweep north-south. Projects that seek to improve biodiversity through landscape enhancements or interventions should ensure that proposals are appropriate to the relevant ecological conditions.

Strategic context mapping This map illustrates the Borough Open Space Policies and Strategies currently in place – these form an existing strategic context defined at borough level, across which, this Area Framework will operate in order to direct projects towards delivery of the ELGG Strategic Objectives defined for the whole Lea Valley ELGG Area.

SSSI SE England SINC Metropolitan

Chalk soils

SINC Borough 1

Gravel and sandy hilltops

SINC Borough 2

Clays

SINC Local

Loams

Deficiency in Access to Nature

Low level gravels

Sites to reduce areas of deficiency

Floodplain soils

Appendices â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Group Membership Sub-area chair Rob Cairns

rcairns@leevalleypark.org.uk

Members Adrian Bell Andre Pinto Brian Whiteley Caroline Harris Dave Hobbs David Anstey David Whittaker Eveleen Riordan Gary Cliffe, Strategic Walks Gavin Hawthorn Gina Harkell Ian Runeckles Jan Wilson Janet Green Jim Sneddon Joyce Guthrie Judith Carlson Julia Humphreys Kathrina Kroeger ken bolland Martin Wright Matt Derry Paul Ely Petra Rudolff Ray Gerlach Richard Rutter Ros Brewer Simon Jay Sue Cooke Terry Finney Tim Ross Tony Corrigan Matthew Nimmo

AdrianBell@streetmanagement.org.uk andre.pinto@towerhamlets.gov.uk Brian.Whiteley@walthamforest.gov.uk caroline.harris@enfield.gov.uk david.hobbs@environment-agency.gov.uk danstey@leevalleypark.org.uk Dave.Whittaker@newham.gov.uk eveleen.riordan@haringey .gov.uk Gary.cliffe@btinternet.com Gavin.hawthorn@newham.gov.uk Gina.Harkell@walthamforest.gov.uk ian.runeckles@britishwaterways.co.uk jan.wilson@haringey.gov.uk jgreen@leevalleypark.org.uk jim.sneddon@ltgdc.org.uk joyce.guthrie@hackney.gov.uk Judith.carlson@walthamforest.gov.uk Julia.Humphreys@ltgdc.org.uk KatharinaKroeger@streetmanagement.org.uk ken.bolland@walthamforest.gov.uk mwright@leevalleypark.org.uk matt.derry@ltgdc.org.uk paul.ely@haringey.gov.uk petra.rudloff@ltgdc.org.uk; Ray.Gerlach@towerhamlets.gov.uk richar.rutter@britishwaterways.co.uk Rosalind.Brewer@towerhamlets.gov.uk Simon.Jay@london2012.com Sue.Cooke@haringey.gov.uk Terry.Finney@walthamforest.gov.uk Tim.Ross@towerhamlets.gov.uk Tony.Corrigan@enfield.gov.uk matthew.nimmo@regenfirst.co.uk

Design for London design advisor Tom Holbrook mail@5thstudio.co.uk Tom Holbrook is a founder of architecture practice, 5th Studio and a Design Advisor for Design for London. He is interested in the relationship between large-scale strategic or infrastructural development and architecture. Holbrook is an RIBA Adviser and has also been a guest lecturer and critic at the Royal College of Art, University of Cambridge Department of Architecture, Chelsea School of Art, London Metropolitan University and University College Dublin. He has recently lectured at the Think regeneration conference and for the Association of Irish Architects.

Glossary of terms AAP Area Action Plans BAP Biodiversity Action Plan B2B Berwick Woods to Belhus Greenway CRP Cross River Park CPMO Capital Programme Management Office DfL Design for London DPD Joint Development Plan Document EA Environment Agency EECP Eastbrookend Country Park ELGG East London Green Grid EWT Essex Wildlife Trust FALP Further alterations to the London Plan FC Forestry Commission GLA Greater London authority GWEL Groundwork East London HLF Heritage Lottery Fund HxP Hornchurch Country Park HWP Havering Wildlife Partnership IVEP Ingrebourne Valley Enhancement Programme IVPO Ingrebourne Valley Project Officer LDA London Development Agency LDF Local Development Framework LOOP London Outer Orbital Path LRT Land Restoration Trust LTGP London Thames Gateway Partnership LTGDC London Thames Gateway Development Corporation LWT London Wildlife Trust NE Natural England OAPF Opportunity Area Planning Framework ODA Olympic Delivery Authority PCT Primary Care Trust PPG17 Planning Policy Guidnace note 17 Sport and Recreation PGSS Parks and Green Spaces Strategy SPG Supplementary Planning Guidance S106 Section 106 agreement SRDF Sub Regional Development Frameworks TfL Transport for London TQ Ordnance Survey 100x100km area designation (including London) UEL University of East London

Credits Authors: Lea Valley Area Steering Group and Tom Holbrook with Design for London. Note: All projects identified are considered to be projects of significant benefit to the East London Green Grid. All prioritised projects identified on Project sheets were identified by project owners during Area Steering Group meetings between June and September 2006. Comments were received on the draft framework between December 2006 and April 2007. A directory of participants is provided in Appendix 2 of this document.

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