THE OPPORTUNITY
There is an exciting opportunity to bring forward an education-led scheme with new homes in Plaistow.
- The site, 259 Plaistow Road, is located to the northwest of Plaistow underground station.
- The location has excellent transport links and a local cycleway and footpath (Greenway), which can support a scheme like this.
- The site was previously occupied by a car dealership (Ford).
- It is now a vacant brownfield, inaccessible site.
- The area is changing. In 2019, Newham Council granted planning approval for a 323-home scheme brought forward by Londonewcastle on the site.
- The Department for Education acquired the site from Londonewcastle. LocatED is now preparing a new vision with their appointed development partner, Countryside Properties Plc.
- Plaistow Hub, which is being brought forward by Populo Living, will create new homes, a new public square and a community hub nearby.


Existing Site

How the proposals could look

Ground floor sketch showing layout of uses across the site
OUR Vision
Plaistow Place will be an integral part of the community, offering existing and new residents more facilities and opportunities to grow, flourish and enjoy.

Sketch of view from Plaistow Road
Our carefully considered masterplan will include:

A school for the local community
New 800 pupil secondary school and sixth form for children from 11 to 18 years, operated by the Big Education Trust, who also run the ‘Ofsted’ outstanding School 21 in Stratford.

New homes to meet a range of needs
Around 400 much needed, high-quality new homes, providing a mix of places catering for a range of needs and incomes.

New community facilities
The school facilities will be available to the community to use outside of school hours, alongside a dedicated new community space.

New employment opportunities for local people
At the new school, shops and workspaces, and during construction.

New employment opportunities for local people
Into a high-quality and thoughtfully designed place, with new public spaces, landscaping and planting.
A SCHOOL FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

Sketch of how the main school entrance could look
The Department for Education estimates that Newham will require almost 1,600 new places over the next five years.(1)
800 additional secondary school places are also required by the start of the 2023/24 academic year. (1)
The delivery of school places on the site is supported by the Borough’s ‘Places for All – The School Place Planning Strategy 2020-25’ vision document
The Trust already has an excellent track record in the Borough and operates the Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ School 21 in Stratford.

Sketch of the proposals showing how the school atrium could look
New Homes
To support a range of needs

Sketch of the proposals showing how the homes could look
Newham’s Local Plan (2018) aims to deliver 43,000 new homes by 2033 providing a mixture of market, affordable and social homes(2).

COMMUNITY SPACES
We will also provide a dedicated community space for local residents.

Photo from School 21


New Employment opportunities

New employment opportunities will be created through the school, workspaces and shops.






A WELL–DESIGNED PLACE
Plaistow Place will include high-quality public spaces, landscaped areas and tree lined streets, providing an inviting and pleasant environment to live, study and work.

We will safeguard the land to enable the possible delivery of a future greenlink, which would connect the site to the existing Greenway.
A school on this site aligns with the Council’s ‘Places for All – The School Place Planning Strategy 2020-25’ vision document.
Have your say
We want to ensure Plaistow Place includes all the aspects that makes an area a place where you want to spend time.
Let us know what you think this area needs and the role Plaistow Place can play in this by filling out our short survey here.
