Floating park and housing proposed for Royal Docks

"Royal Docks Waterways Plans to transform east London's Victoria Dock West have been revealed, featuring a lido, new homes and the capital's first large-scale floating park. Royal Docks Waterways' early proposals include a strong focus on public swimming, alongside a wellness centre with a sauna and spa. The floating park is expected to host art installations and cultural events, while also helping address the borough's shortage of accessible green space."

"It added that open water swimming would remain a core part of the vision for Royal Victoria Dock West, which is owned by the Greater London Authority but overseen by the Royal Docks team. However, the organisation said it did not believe the dock's western end was a suitable long term location for wakeboarding or other high intensity water uses - which it currently hosts. It has approached Wake Up Docklands, which runs wakeboarding in the docks, to explore potential alternative sites if the proposals go ahead."

Royal Victoria Dock West is proposed to be transformed with a lido, new homes, and the capital's first large-scale floating park designed to host art installations and cultural events. The plans prioritize public swimming and include a wellness centre with a sauna and spa. The 12-hectare development would increase Newham's publicly accessible open space by 5% and support wider regeneration to attract residents, workers and visitors. The scheme retains open-water swimming, seeks alternative sites for wakeboarding, and aligns with the mayor's Clean and Healthy Waterways strategy to improve water quality, expand access, and restore waterways as environmental assets.

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