Taylor Wimpey and Countryside have made the six-strong shortlist for the £1bn regeneration of a dozen housing estates in Havering, East London.
The house builders are joined by Swan, Lovalls, Wates and Inland Homes in getting through to the second round of bidding to become a joint venture partner in the borough’s housing regeneration programme, with demolition and construction sheduled for 2018.
With the housing crisis; as prime residential values cool off; and as the need for estates regeneration weighs heavily on local authorities, outer East London boroughs such as Bexley, Dagenham and Barking are all looking to progress regeneration schemes.
Taylor Wimpey, in particular, has been on an acquisitive spree. It was chosen in February by Wandsworth Council as a joint venture partner for the £1bn redevelopment of the Winstanley and York Road Estates in Battersea, SW18, after a 13-month OJEU tendering process.
It is also in advanced negotiations to buy the Mount Pleasant site in Farringdon from the Royal Mail.
During the next 10 years the council is planning to build around 3,500 new homes for local people, in one of the most ambitious local authority house building programmes in the country.
Demolition notices have already been issued to more than 900 homes. Havering is advised by Savills.
The Havering cabinet has agreed that the housing regeneration programme will 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 50.
- 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.
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