Stratford Gasworks

Proposals

Indicative visual of Bazalgette Lane, the new green walking and cycling route through Stratford Gasworks

Our Proposals

St William’s proposals will transform the former Stratford Gasworks into a new neighbourhood of 307 homes. The homes are arranged around a new central green space, with new walking and cycling routes linking the Greenway, Abbey Lane and Rick Roberts Way.

At a glance

  • Homes: 307 new homes, including 153 family-sized homes (50%)
  • Affordable housing: The affordable maintains 21% by habitable room. 307 homes, 267 market and 40 affordable.
  • Play: 954 m² of play space for children of all ages, spread across the site
  • Nature: 57% biodiversity net gain, with new trees, hedges, rain gardens and green roofs
  • Getting around: no vehicle route through the site; 345 cycle parking spaces, 9 blue badge parking spaces and a car club space

Design

The development comprises four apartment buildings (Gateway House, Holloway House West, Holloway House East and Abbey Court) and townhouses facing Abbey Lane. Gateway House, the tallest building, marks the entrance to the site from Rick Roberts Way. It is finished in a warm white brick with bronze metalwork, referencing the neighbouring buildings.

The ground floors have been designed with front doors, windows and clear building entrances facing the new streets and green spaces. This helps make the routes through the site feel safe and welcoming.

The building heights are as follows:

  1. Gateway House – 20 storeys (G+19)
  2. Holloway House West – 11 storeys (G+10)
  3. Holloway House East – 6 storeys (G+5)
  4. Abbey Court – 5 storeys (G+4)
  5. Houses – 3 storeys

Landscape and open space

Following St William’s approach of “first life, then spaces, then buildings”, the landscape is designed around safe and accessible routes across the site. Vehicles will only use the northern entrance on Rick Roberts Way, so there will be no vehicle route through the development.

  • Gasworks Green: the heart of the new neighbourhood, with an open lawn, seating, planting, a play area, and a feature pond and sculpture at its entrance.
  • Bazalgette Lane: a 4m-wide green walking and cycling route linking Abbey Lane to Gasworks Green, with rain gardens and an amphitheatre of landscaped steps.
  • Holloway Stitch: a new 3m-wide walking and cycling route connecting the site to the Greenway, with the main play area at its entrance.
  • Abbey Court: a garden with a central lawn and play for younger children.
  • Abbey Lane: the existing boundary wall will be lowered to 1m, with new arched steps creating a welcoming southern entrance. St William is also committed to funding improvements to the existing steps up to the Greenway.

Planning

Planning permission for the redevelopment of Stratford Gasworks was granted in November 2024. St William has since applied for an amendment to the approved scheme, which is now being considered by the London Borough of Newham.

Our planning journey

  • December 2023: St William submitted a detailed planning application to the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), reference 23/00457/FUL.
  • May–August 2024: following feedback from LLDC, the Greater London Authority and consultees, including local stakeholders, St William revised the proposals.
  • November 2024: the Section 106 agreement was completed and planning permission was granted for 245 homes.
  • December 2024: planning powers for the area passed from the LLDC back to the London Borough of Newham.
  • February–April 2026: St William consulted local residents and stakeholders on updated proposals.
  • May 2026: St William submitted an amendment to Newham Council, reference 26/01059/NONMAT.
  • Winter 2026: a decision on the amendment is expected.

About the amendment

Compared with the approved scheme, the amended proposals would:

  • increase the number of homes from 245 to 307;
  • add storeys to Gateway House and Holloway House, and reduce Abbey Court by one storey;
  • replace the approved seven townhouses on Abbey Lane with three, with a revised layout;
  • create a larger central green space, with play areas redistributed across the site; and
  • change the brick of Gateway House from red to a warm white.

The amendment updates the approved scheme, including the number of homes, floor plans and elevations, the landscape strategy, cycle and blue badge parking, and waste and servicing arrangements. Before a decision is issued, the associated legal agreement (known as a Section 106 agreement) is being finalised with the Council.

You can view the planning documents on the London Borough of Newham’s planning register by searching for reference 26/01059/NONMAT, or 23/00457/FUL for the original permission. We will update this page once a decision has been made.

Consultation

St William has consulted local people throughout the development of the proposals, both on the original application and on the amended proposals.

In February 2026, a newsletter was sent to 1,728 local homes and businesses inviting them to see the updated proposals. On 26 February 2026, the team held a pop-up exhibition at Stratford Shopping Centre, speaking with local people. That evening, the team presented the proposals at a meeting with Abbey Lane residents, followed by a further presentation to Abbey Lane residents before the amendment was submitted.

Thank you to everyone who took part and shared their views.

Stratford Gasworks pop-up exhibition, Stratford Shopping Centre, February 2026

Stratford Gasworks pop-up exhibition, Stratford Shopping Centre, February 2026

What happens next

  • From October 2026: site investigation works (see Site Updates)
  • Winter 2026: decision on the amendment expected
  • Winter 2026–2027: remediation and enabling works expected to begin, lasting around 17 weeks
  • 2027–2029: piling and main construction works