Vast £1.6bn South London estate rebuild approved

Housing association Metropolitan has gained qualified planning for ambitious plans to build more than 2,500 homes at Clapham Park in south London.The approval is subject to the resolution of a section 106 agreement, which is expected to be completed in the coming weeks. Once secured work on site is expected to start towards the end of this year.Its client team includes Mace, on board as cost consultant, PRP Architects with M&E and structural design by Ramboll UK.Lambeth Borough Council transferred the estate housing stock to Metropolitan over a decade ago. To date, more than 500 homes have been built and 700 refurbished.New housing blocks across vast site will have green roofsThe latest wholesale £1.6bn regeneration scheme will double the number of homes on the estate to 4,080, with 53% of them affordable – a combination of social and affordable rents, as well as homes for shared ownership and shared equity.As well as multi-storey homes rising up to 14 storeys, Metropolitan’s planning application includes a new central park and community hub with shops and community facilities.The wider Clapham Park estate area will be split in six distinct sites (A to F) and delivered in 13 building phase between 2018-2031.In the meantime, work planned under Metropolitan’s original masterplan for Clapham Park continues with the construction of an interim community centre. This new multi-use space will provide residents with use of a large hall, a community kitchen, meeting rooms, IT suite and outdoor space.The centre is scheduled to open towards the end of the summer and will be a resource for the whole community.