The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has today appointed Taylor Wimpey and L&Q to build the first of five new neighbourhoods on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Chobham Manor will see a return to London's traditional family neighbourhoods of terraced and mews houses, set within tree-lined avenues and supported by a new health centre, nurseries and community spaces.

Sitting between the Athletes' Village and the Lee Valley VeloPark (currently where the Basketball Arena is), Chobham Manor will help to address the local need for larger homes, with more than 75% of the 870 homes offering family housing (3 bedroom plus). It will reuse infrastructure built for London 2012 Games such as the heating and telecoms networks, and fibre optic broadband.

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The appointment is the second major housing milestone in as many months for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Last month the Legacy Corporation also secured outline planning approval to build 6,800 homes across five new neighbourhoods including Chobham Manor. They will be developed over the next 20 years.

Today's appointment means that construction work on Chobham Manor can begin in October once the Legacy Corporation takes operational control of the Park. It aims to have first homes ready by the end of 2014.

(CD)