Havering Council agrees housing regeneration and plans for 2,500 new homes

There has been intensive consultation with residents, on the proposals, which have won a wide measure of approval from residents of the affected schemes.
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The Cabinet also gave approval to plans for 2,500 new homes, which will be built over the next ten years.

The Deputy Leader of Havering Council and Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Damian White, said:

This is an important step in our plans for the regeneration of the borough. When the projects are complete, we will have a greatly improved housing stock that meets the needs of residents, and thousands more homes for our growing population.

Demolition notices will shortly be issued to around 900 affected properties. A Demolition Notice is a formal, legal document the Council must serve on tenants telling them they intend to demolish a building which includes the tenant’s home and it must explain the reasoning behind the decision.

It is not expected that work will start on any of the Housing Regeneration Programme sites before 2018 but these notices must be served now so tenants know what is happening and to suspend any further Right to Buy applications on the affected estates.

Every resident who receives a Demolition Notice will also receive an information sheet and is able to have a one to one meeting with a Council officer who will be able to answer any further questions they may wish to raise.”

The Cabinet agreed that the Housing Regeneration Programme would go ahead at:

• Waterloo Estate, Romford – demolition, including the Queen Street sheltered housing scheme, and rebuild of mixed tenure housing
• Maygreen Crescent and Park Lane Estate, Hornchurch – demolition, including the sheltered housing scheme and rebuild of general needs housing
• Napier House and New Plymouth House, Rainham - demolition and rebuild of general needs housing
• Oldchurch Gardens, Romford - demolition and rebuild of general needs housing
• Serena, Solar and Sunrise sheltered housing scheme – demolition and building of older persons’ village including extra care and dementia care sheltered housing
• Dell Court, Hornchurch – demolition and provision of flats for people over the age of 50 years
• Delderfield House, Romford - demolition and rebuild of general needs housing
• Royal Jubilee Court sheltered housing scheme – demolition and building of older persons’ village including extra care and dementia care sheltered housing
• Brunswick Court, Cranham – demolition and building of extra care and dementia care sheltered housing
• Chippenham Road, Farnham Road and Hilldene Avenue, Harold Hill – building of two storey addition on top of flats above the shops