Royal Albert Dock - Development Opportunity
Royal Albert Dock is one of London’s most significant regeneration opportunities, offering up to 400,000 sqm of new development potential across a 12 hectare site.
With panoramic views towards Canary Wharf, it offers a unique opportunity, distinguished not only by its scale but also the potential to curate a vibrant new mixed-use neighbourhood at the heart of London’s move eastwards.
A procurement process has begun, seeking an innovative Master Development Partner to deliver a transformational new major waterside development. This will establish a dynamic new place characterised by investment, innovation and enterprise, alongside new homes and community. Appointment of the new partner is anticipated in Autumn 2026.
Access the development opportunity prospectus here (updated July 2025)
The Tender Notice can be access here. This provides instructions on how to access TfL's SAP Ariba procurement portal containing the Project Brief and associated tender documents.
Photo Credit: Paul K Porter
Aerial photographs of Royal Albert Dock
Royal Albert Dock has the potential to be truly transformational for the Royal Docks and London.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
Our plans for Royal Albert Dock are bold and exciting. As well as new homes people can afford, we’ll be opening up a vast array of jobs and opportunities reflecting the way we now need to live and work to secure a sustainable, inclusive and fairer Newham.
Mayor of Newham, Rokhsana Fiaz OBE
Proposals will capitalise on the site’s dockside setting, it’s rich context of green and blue space, and outstanding road, rail and air transport links. The site benefits from its strategic location next to successful neighbours – notably Excel London, the University of East London and London City Airport – and is underpinned by a strong history of heritage, industry and innovation.
Royal Albert Dock is a key part of the regeneration of the Royal Docks set within a significant area of change and growth. The Royal Docks Investment Prospectus outlines the exceptional scale and opportunity of the Royal Docks, with more than £10bn in live investment opportunities and a further £10bn in the pipeline over coming years. There is the opportunity to deliver approximately 36,000 new homes and 55,000 new jobs across the area.
New investment will simultaneously support thriving economic activity with an international reach – strengthening London’s reputation as a global city – whilst also delivering sustainable development grounded upon local community benefit, environmental responsibility and social value.
A first phase of development was completed in April 2019 (c. 47,000 sqm) under a previous Development Agreement. Originally focussed on office uses these buildings are now subject to a change of use application being marketed as ‘RAD London’. This application, by DPK, focuses on student accommodation as part of a wider educational campus (set to open in late 2026, subject to planning permission), including the potential for additional flexible office, research, development, health and educational uses.
For more information on the first phase of development visit: https://rad.london/
Sadiq Khan – Mayor of London
Few development sites offer this level of scale and opportunity, especially within one of London’s fastest changing regeneration areas. Royal Albert Dock has the potential to be truly transformational for the Royal Docks and London. It will support a new hub of entrepreneurship and innovation, playing a major role in the capital’s continuing economic success and growth Eastwards. Future investment will deliver a vibrant and sustainable new place, creating new affordable homes and delivering against my Good Growth agenda. Working with the London Borough of Newham I am determined to bring the Site back into use. This will support a more prosperous city, creating a fairer, greener, more inclusive economy that works for all Londoners and businesses.
Rokhsana Fiaz OBE – Mayor of Newham
Newham’s Royal Docks has been reimagined to play a pivotal role in London’s growth as a dynamic global city. Through the diversity of our people, who have connections across the world, we are a hotbed of investment, innovation and opportunity. That’s why our plans for Royal Albert Dock are bold and exciting. As well as new homes people can afford, we’ll be opening up a vast array of jobs and opportunities reflecting the way we now need to live and work to secure a sustainable, inclusive and fairer Newham for present and future generations. Working with the Mayor of London and the GLA, we are setting a new standard in our vision for the Royal Docks as we turbocharge our ambitious plans with purpose and with local people.
To read more about the ambitious regeneration of the Royal Docks and the Mayor of London's vision for the area click here
