2,500 new homes for Clapham Park in regeneration plan
Metropolitan has submitted a planning application to Lambeth council for the regeneration of Clapham Park estate, SW4.
It wants to demolish 864 existing homes and replace them with more than 2,500 new homes, making it the housing association’s biggest scheme to date.
Permission was originally granted in 2008 and partially implemented, with some blocks complete and occupied.
Metropolitan has submitted a planning application to Lambeth council for the regeneration of Clapham Park estate, SW4.
It wants to demolish 864 existing homes and replace them with more than 2,500 new homes, making it the housing association’s biggest scheme to date.
Permission was originally granted in 2008 and partially implemented, with some blocks complete and occupied.
When complete, Clapham Park will comprise 4,080 homes, 53% of which will be affordable.
A Metropolitan spokesperson said: “The previous masterplan was developed more than 10 years ago and the decision to revisit it was necessary to ensure we meet our agreed objectives with residents.
“The new design will allow us to improve housing standards further and increase the delivery of affordable housing.
“The revised masterplan is the product of an extensive pre-application process involving residents, Lambeth council, the Greater London Authority and many other key stakeholders.”
The Clapham Park site covers 36 ha between Brixton, Streatham, Balham and Clapham.
It was selected as a New Deal for Communities (NDC) neighbourhood, a government initiative to regenerate deprived areas, and was transferred to Clapham Park Homes, a subsidiary of Metropolitan, from the London Borough of Lambeth in 2006 in order to facilitate its refurbishment and redevelopment.
Metropolitan owns and manages a portfolio of nearly 38,000 homes.
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