Gort Scott has been commissioned to develop a blueprint for the redevelopment of a 25ha swathe of east London that could host up to 5,700 new homes.

The practice is leading work on the future of the New Spitalfields and Leyton Mills area of the Lea Valley, to the north of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, alongside public-realm specialist We Made That and consultants Hatch, Sweco, Cushman Wakefield and Turley.

New Spitalfields Market is due to relocate to a new base at Barking Reach in 2026, while the framework area’s other key elements are Temple Mills Bus Depot, the Leyton Mills Retail Park and the Eton Manor section of the Olympic Park.

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