Architect Howells’ design also includes a new not-for-profit community pub and affordable workspace for SMEs, all overlooking a new public space beside the Channelsea River.

John Iveson, director of Campus & Commercial Services at QMUL, said: “Working with Dominus and Howells, Channelsea Stratford will open the doors of opportunity for our students locally and internationally, as well as invest in the economy of East London.

“Proposals have undergone an extensive pre-application review process, alongside public consultation, all of which has positively contributed to the submitted scheme.”

The project’s strong sustainability and carbon aspirations feature high level of repetition to support off-site manufacturing and significantly reduce embodied carbon as well as a lean use of materials for a high-quality build.

The scheme aims to meet the GLA’s aspirational levels of carbon reduction and is targeting BREEAM Excellent.