The Teviot Estate Regeneration, London Borough of Tower Hamlets for Teviot LLP a joint venture partnership Poplar HARCA and The Hill Group with BPTW, Outerspace, Lichfields, Meinhardt and Trium

The Teviot Estate Regeneration, London Borough of Tower Hamlets for Teviot LLP a joint venture partnership Poplar HARCA and The Hill Group with BPTW, Outerspace, Lichfields, Meinhardt and Trium

 

The Teviot Estate regeneration will transform the neighbourhood with 1,928 new homes, including 508 affordable, alongside new community facilities, shops, cafés and flexible workspaces. Co-designed with residents, the masterplan delivers five new public squares, improved green spaces and a revitalised Langdon Park. Safer streets, upgraded crossings and new walking and cycling routes will better connect Teviot to surrounding areas. Backed by over £240m in social value, the project will support jobs, training and local enterprise, creating a healthier, more vibrant and inclusive place to live.

 

 

Describe the context of this project, its neighbourhood and people.

 

Teviot in East London has always been full of life. Families have grown up here, neighbours look out for each other, and different cultures live together. Its identity has been shaped over generations, and our £800m regeneration will keep that spirit alive, giving everyone the space and opportunities to thrive.
 
 What makes this project unique is that it has been community-led from the start. These plans are shaped by local voices, rooted in place and ready for the future.
 
 The Teviot Estate Development LLP (The Hill Group in joint venture with Poplar HARCA) is delivering vital homes and community facilities across four phases - detailed planning consent for phase one and outline approval for phases two to four were granted by Tower Hamlets Council in July 2025. 
 
 The regeneration will include: 
 
 • 1,928 new homes, comprising 508 affordable (65% uplift by habitable rooms). 
 
 • Five new public squares and a re-landscaped Langdon Park.
 
 • Community facilities and a re-provision of an improved mosque, created in partnership with local community and faith groups.
 
 • Workspaces for creatives and start-ups, building on Poplar’s thriving creative heritage.
 
 • Shops and cafés to bring people together.
 
 We’re backing this pioneering development with more than £240m in social value, supporting local jobs, training and enterprise.
 
 Teviot isn’t just a regeneration project. It’s a promise: by the time the project completes in 2042, its legacy will be a neighbourhood where everyone can live, work well together, and feel proud to call it home.

 

Please describe your approach to this future place and its mix of uses. How will it function as a vibrant place? How does it knit into, and serve the needs of, the wider area?

 

Teviot’s new neighbourhood is shaped around the community’s needs. Every element, from the homes and parks to the youth spaces, has been informed by discussions with residents of all ages. Our approach blends homes, workspace, community facilities and green spaces so the neighbourhood works for everyone. Five new public squares, including Teviot Square and Teviot Green, will give people places to meet, relax and celebrate. Along the Limehouse Cut, cafés, shops and independent businesses will bring energy to the waterside, while flexible workspaces will build on the success of Poplar Works and support makers, creatives and local entrepreneurs. Connectivity was a major theme raised during engagement, especially around safety. We responded with better access to Langdon Park DLR, safer and more direct routes across the A12, and new walking and cycling links that stitch Teviot into Poplar and beyond. Residents also helped shape how streets and play spaces should feel, taking part in the Light Follows Behaviour initiative to reimagine lighting and safety across the estate. Community facilities are central to the masterplan. The new mosque, 25 times larger than the current one, has been designed with the Teviot British Bangladeshi Association and will include a dedicated women’s prayer space. A transformational new community centre will include youth spaces informed by the Youth Empowerment Board, and improved parks will all support a thriving neighbourhood. This blend of uses will create a well-functioning place that feels lived-in, lively, and full of opportunity, strengthening Teviot’s identity while welcoming the next generation.

 

Please explain the governance of the project, such as its viability, purpose, motivation and any consultation and community engagement undertaken. 

 

Strong governance and meaningful community involvement have shaped the Teviot regeneration project. The Residents’ Steering Group (RSG), established in 2017, has played a central role, from selecting Hill as joint venture partner and BPTW as architect. In 2019, when residents voted on the future of their neighbourhood, 86% supported full regeneration on an extraordinary 81% turnout. We’ve spoken to over 800 residents, young people and community groups through public consultations, RSG meetings, youth engagement sessions and community events to understand their priorities: more family homes, safer streets, youth facilities, and community spaces. This co-design approach ensures the masterplan reflects the community’s aspirations, protecting Teviot’s identity while responding to future needs. Governance goes beyond consultation. A dedicated Resident Champion sits on the Social Value Board, shaping programmes that have already delivered £38 million in community benefit to date. The Youth Empowerment Board ensures young people influence everything from play spaces to activities. Long-term stewardship plans, covering landscape management, meanwhile uses, and community hubs, are being developed with residents ensuring the neighbourhood thrives far beyond completion. The masterplan addresses A12 proximity concerns about noise and air-quality mitigation. It also includes an uplift in family-sized homes to meet the needs of larger and multigenerational households, highlighted in the Equality Impact Assessment. Viability has been rigorously tested to ensure a phased delivery that doesn’t compromise quality or affordability. Transparency, partnership and resident leadership are the foundations of this project, and the reason Teviot will become a neighbourhood shaped by its community, for its community.