Being driven by a new Elizabeth Line Station, Custom House in Newham has the capacity for both higher densities and a higher quality environment. PTE led a team, including Urban Movement and GVA Grimley, in preparing a Regeneration Study to set a benchmark for urban design and assist the borough in selecting development partners.

The study is in three parts: a Baseline Report, analysing the site and planning policy; a Capacity Study, encompassing an urban design framework for the area and masterplans across nine individual sites; and finally an Interchange and Public Realm Study, promoting way-finding and placemaking. The urban design framework proposes a new local centre, alongside 4,500 homes (in mainly mid-rise buildings), realigned streets, new parks and a new station interchange and square at Custom House.