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Transport for London (TfL) and Notting Hill Genesis have been given the go-ahead to deliver more than 600 homes, of which 50% will be affordable, in Kidbrooke.
The development, which has been designed by Glenn Howells Architects, will be built on a vacant four-acre site in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and will deliver 619 new homes across eight buildings.
Homes will be a mixture of one-, two-, and three-bedroom properties, with the those affordable delivered as part of the plans will be a mixture of shared ownership and London Affordable Rent.
The site is said to form part of TfL’s wider housing programme, which has a target to start on TfL sites with capacity for 10,000 homes by March 2021.
On the announcement, Graeme Craig, director of commercial development at TfL, said the Kidbrooke site offers the opportunity to deliver homes the capital “desperately needs”.
“As well as providing hundreds of new homes, of which half will be affordable, our plans will deliver new and improved amenities for the community and support the economy of the area by providing fantastic new retail and commercial space and job opportunities.
“The development will also generate vital revenue to reinvest into the transport network.”
John Hughes, group director of development at Notting Hill Genesis, added: “We are delighted to have been given the go-ahead for this exciting new development.
“Our vision is to create a high-quality, mixed-use development which completes the new local centre at Kidbrooke and contributes positively to the regeneration of the area for the benefit of the whole community.
“Alongside the creation of thoughtfully designed buildings, extensive public realm, business space, and new amenities, we look forward to delivering 619 much needed new homes, half of which will be either London Affordable Rent or shared ownership, to meet London and Greenwich’s significant housing need.”
Work on the site is expected to begin in 2020.
