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More than 100 new affordable homes are to be built by Ealing Council, while more
housing estates have been earmarked for revamps, Andy Mahady reports.
T
he new homes will be built
on council-owned sites in
Northolt, Greenford and
Perivale, and will include
homes for affordable rent and
low-cost home ownership:
■ Buckingham Road
Estate, Perivale – up to
50 homes
■ Doncaster Drive,
Northolt – up to 20 units
■ West End Gardens,
Northolt – up to 20 units
■ Hotspur Road, Northolt
– up to 10 units
■ Mansell Road, Greenford
– two units (and refurbish former
caretaker’s house).
These homes will add to the more
than 300 council new-builds that have
already either been completed, or
approved, by the council since 2011.
Councillor Jasbir Anand, Ealing
Council’s cabinet member for housing,
employment and skills, said: “We
are constantly on the lookout for
opportunities to help alleviate the
housing shortage. Our innovative
approach is increasing the availability
of affordable housing in Ealing and
delivering the homes we know are so
desperately needed.”
GREAT ESTATES
Meanwhile, the council’s ongoing
programme of redeveloping and
improving its housing estates
will continue with the High
Lane estate in Hanwell. The
council’s cabinet has agreed
to set up a new resident
selection group to help
the council decide
on a development
partner to work on
the scheme. Work is
likely to start in 2017, with plans
for 302 new homes to replace the
existing estate, with the same amount
of affordable housing as exists now,
along with homes to replace those
bought under the right-to-buy and
further homes for market sale and rent.
Councillor Anand, added: “Our
new-build and regeneration projects
are not just about bricks and mortar.
We’re creating desirable places to live,
with vibrant, mixed communities that
are better connected to surrounding
areas and contributing to an improved
quality of life across the borough.”
A further eight of the borough’s
estates have been recommended for
investigation with a view to delivering
significant social and community
improvements: Cowgate Road, UB6;
Gurnell Grove, W13; Medlar Farm,
UB5; Steyne Road, W3; Trinty Way, W3;
Vale Estate, W3; Wales Farm Road,
NW10; and Yeading Lane II, UB4.
Although no firm decisions have yet
been made, the possibility of building
additional new homes by making
better use of available land will be
considered on some sites. Full resident
consultation will take place before any
changes are agreed.
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