Southwark Council plans to provide 360 new council\u00a0homes, more than any other local authority in England.\u00a0<\/p>\n
These new\u00a0homes will be owned and managed by the council for residents on its\u00a0housing waiting list.<\/p>\n
Cllr Helen Dennis, cabinet member for new homes and sustainable development, said: \u201cAt a time when councils face major challenges in providing more council homes, and many developments across England have stalled, we are proud to be forging ahead with ambitious plans to build hundreds more high-quality homes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe expect to\u00a0provide\u00a0at least 60% affordable\u00a0housing across\u00a0all of\u00a0the\u00a0developments,\u00a0with high quality new council\u00a0homes at the\u00a0heart\u00a0of what we have negotiated.<\/p>\n
\u201cI look forward to working\u00a0with our new partners, Wates and Mount Anvil, supported by the GLA to deliver on these ambitious plans.\u00a0And as we\u00a0seek\u00a0to respond to the\u00a0Housing Crisis,\u00a0local residents\u00a0will be engaged every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Wates Residential will develop four sites: Wickway (Gloucester Grove Estate), Bells Gardens Estate and Lindley Estate in Peckham and Wyndham Road in Camberwell. They will build at least 343 homes across these four sites, which will be 100% affordable, including at least 131 council homes.<\/p>\n
Mount Anvil will also develop four sites; Seven Islands Leisure Centre and Red Lion Boys Club in Rotherhithe, 1-36 Priter Road and Beormund School in Bermondsey. They will build at least 786 homes, with at least 50% of these homes being affordable, including at least 229 council homes.<\/p>\n
There are already 3,000 council homes completed or under construction in Southwark.<\/p>\n
Tom Copley, deputy mayor for housing and residential development, said: \u201cWe\u2019re pleased to support Southwark Council\u2019s record delivery of thousands of affordable, high-quality and sustainable council homes.<\/p>\n
\u201cBacked with grant funding from City Hall, these\u00a0homes will make\u00a0a huge difference\u00a0to the lives of Londoners in the borough, as we continue to build a better and fairer London for all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Southwark Council plans to provide 360 new council\u00a0homes, more than any other local authority in England.\u00a0 These new\u00a0homes will be owned and managed by the council for residents on its\u00a0housing waiting list. Cllr Helen Dennis, cabinet member for new homes and sustainable development, said: \u201cAt a time when councils face major challenges in providing more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7681,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-second-home"],"yoast_head":"\n