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Detailed proposals for converting the £1billion Olympic village from athletes' accommodation to family homes and flats are revealed today.
Plans from the Olympic Delivery Authority show priority for the 2,818-unit complex will be given to families to make the development a "sustainable" community for the East End.
When the 17,000 athletes vacate the Stratford estate after 2012, the complex will gain a secondary school called the Chobham Academy.
A polyclinic for treating athletes during the Games will be converted into a primary care trust and a pharmacy.
There will be about 1,400 affordable homes with 675 available for rent and the rest as shared-ownership.
Plans include 729 three-bedroom homes and 268 four-bedroom units. Each flat will cost an average of £390,000.
The project was nationalised last month after ministers abandoned attempts to raise private funds.
Under the deal, £650million has come from the Olympic contingency fund and £147million will come out of the delivery authority's budget.
Reader views (1)
Cor,with the residents of Newham that's going to be one rough estate in years to come.
Steer clear folks,if you know what's good for you.
- Steve, London, 19/06/2009 15:54
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