The opportunity
With a growing momentum supporting a vibrant future for the Upper Lee Valley, opportunities for investment abound. Substantial ongoing public and private sector investment will trigger a transformation of the area and the vision for the ULV will be realised.
Industry/Business development
The ULV is home to one of London’s largest industrial and warehousing clusters, with further investment in new ventures and existing capital infrastructure underway. There is an array of business opportunities across the area, to deliver goods and services, thereby supporting London in its leading role as a world city. The growing economy in central London and the City offers new and exciting opportunities for business services, which could benefit from the favourable conditions and accessible environment in the ULV.
Today, light industry plays a major role in serving the London economy and beyond, but in the future, it will be the new and expanding businesses - especially in the knowledge industries and other growth sectors – that will shape the area’s economic profile.
The ULV can provide a skilled workforce to drive the business aspirations of international companies, supported by the right economic conditions for business growth.
Community Life
The ULV provides an excellent opportunity to create sustainable communities in line with central Government’s vision to deliver better places to live. It will be a place where people choose to live and work, now and in the future. The ULV will embrace diversity in cultures, meeting the needs of existing and future residents, all contributing to a high quality of life.
The ULV provides a major mixed-use development opportunity, built around waterways, park lands and green spaces, where people and businesses can grow: from starter homes and small business units to family housing and international business. The ULV is a place for people, providing a wide range of choice and opportunities for living, working and enjoying the area.
Future investment will focus on existing town and local centres – the focus for positive social interaction – to provide a solid base, choice and opportunity for all sectors of the community. Successful town centres are vibrant places, full of activity at all times of the day, and ideally into the night. They are drivers of regeneration, and contribute enormously to people’s well-being and quality of life. This is the future for the ULV.
View across the Lee Valley towards Ponders End
Beautiful and liveable
We aim to trigger a step change in the quality of the urban environment, making better use of sites, and promoting good design to create high quality buildings and an attractive public realm.
Prospectus Pages:
Contents / Executive Summary / A vision for the Upper Lee Valley / Where is the Upper Lee Valley? / Strategically located for growth /
A place to start, stay and grow / People and places / The connected valley / The Olympic legacy / The future has started / Primed for investment / Key sites and areas / The opportunity / Contact details / Links and resources / Case studies
