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Allies & Morrison鈥檚 masterplan for the cultural- and residential-led regeneration of Stratford Waterfront has won the backing of planners at the London Legacy Development Corporation.

The practice鈥檚 proposals for 4.5ha chunk of Olympic Park north-west of the London Aquatics Centre, designed by Zaha Hadid, include a BBC studio complex and a fashion hub for University of the Arts London.

Also part of the masterplan for the 鈥淓ast Bank鈥� district are new bases for Sadler鈥檚 Wells and the Victoria & Albert Museum, designed by O鈥橠onnell & Tuomey, and a new bridge linking the area with Stratford鈥檚 International Quarter designed by Spain鈥檚 Camps Felip Arquitecturia.

Additionally, outline planning permission was granted for 62,800sq m of new homes 鈥� expected to equate to roughly 600 units 鈥� and 2,200sq m of shop and restaurant space for the northernmost part of the site.

A report to members of the LLDC鈥檚 said the tallest element of the residential proposals could only reach just shy of 100m, which was in keeping with an illustrative proposal for a 27-storey landmark apartment building for the site.

Recommending the proposals for approval, London Legacy Development Corporation planning officers said the overall development was a 鈥渟ignificant component鈥� of the transformational regeneration promised for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

鈥淭he high-calibre, global nature of the cultural and education institutions proposed and their investment in the area both in terms of their activities and outreach into local communities would have significant and long-lasting benefit,鈥� they said.

鈥淭he East Bank project as a whole is forecast to add 拢1.5bn bn to the local economy and would generate 2,500 jobs. It would also support the planned growth in cultural and creative industries which have a significant role in both the current and future economic growth within the Legacy Corporation鈥檚 area.鈥�

Officers said the housing element of the scheme included planning obligations to make 50% of the provision 鈥渁ffordable鈥�. However they accepted that while the tenure split proposed for the homes 鈥� 30% London Affordable Rent and 70% shared ownership 鈥� was 鈥渘ot wholly compliant with the local plan鈥� for the area, it was acceptable in terms of the London Plan.

Newham council, which is the site鈥檚 host borough, objected to the proposals 鈥� principally because of the affordable housing provision, which it argued would not be targeted at families and would not meet the needs of borough residents.

LLDC planning officers said draft heads of terms in relation to the planning conditions for the development dealt with the affordable-housing concerns.

They said the 鈥渃onsiderable costs associated with the delivery of the new culture and education district鈥� had a role in the 鈥渄etermination of the housing tenure mix鈥�. They raised the potential for 鈥渧iability reviews鈥� to increase the amount of London Affordable Rent homes, 鈥渋f possible鈥�.

Officers added that the location of the high-rise elements of the scheme meant the towers would not impinge on protected views of St Paul鈥檚 Cathedral.

Allies & Morrison鈥檚 earlier East Bank proposals were sent back to the drawing board in 2017 after a row over the impact of SOM鈥檚 nearby Manhattan Loft Gardens block on views of Wren鈥檚 gem from Richmond Park.