The urban regeneration in East London and planning for Olympic Legacy in the Candidate Files

Abstract

This paper aimed to examine planning policies of urban regeneration in East London before Olympic project was conceived, and to compare these planning policies and the legacy planning in London's Candidate Files. In the 1990s, UK Government continued urban regeneration projects in East London subsequent to Docklands' redevelopment. But these projects had proceeded in a piecemeal way and at a slower pace. The Mayor of London elected in 2000 insisted on bringing the Olympic Park to Stratford in East London. Moreover, London has already acquired land and granted planning consent for the Olympic Park prior to submitting Candidate Files. London had embed Olympic Legacy planning into the regeneration process and could effectively use Olympics as the major catalyst for regeneration.