Mayor purchases part of Edmonton hospital site for affordable housing

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has used £12.8m from his Land Fund to purchase a 1.4-hectare site at the North Middlesex University Hospital (NMUH) in Edmonton.The site currently comprises of a car park, offices, and hospital testing facilities. These facilities will be relocated to other parts of the hospital ensuring no loss of services to patients.The Mayor expects the site to deliver at least 200 homes, with 50 per cent of those being social rented or other genuinely affordable housing, in line with his Housing Strategy.By purchasing the site, the Mayor will also be able to help deliver enhanced health facilities with increased capacity.The sale of this site comprises part of the Trust’s NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP). Before committing to the purchase, the GLA and Trust worked closely to ensure the proposals meet the Mayor’s six assurances for STPs.Construction of the new homes will begin before March 2022.The site was previously owned by LocatED, the Department of Education agency responsible for delivering the Academy programme, as the location of a new school. This plan subsequently fell through leading to LocatED seeking to dispose of the land.