The Daleham Gardens site will be demolished later this year
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Camden Council has confirmed it is working with the borough s first community land trust (CLT) to redevelop the site of a fatal fire in Belsize Park.
31 Daleham Gardens was destroyed when fire ripped through the property in 2017. One resident, Magdalena Fink, died.
The property has been derelict since then, but earlier this year the town hall announced it wanted to work with a community housing provider on the rebuild.
It has now confirmed it has chosen the NW3 CLT as a partner for the project, and said it hopes to build around 14 new homes, half of which would be genuinely affordable .
The fire at Daleham Gardens in 2017.
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Camden Council has resolved to demolish 31 Daleham Gardens, which has been sitting derelict since it was struck by fire in 2017, leading to the death of resident Magdalena Fink.
Council officers moved to reassure Camden’s planning committee on December 17 that the demolition of the building was to the public’s benefit, though concerns were raised over the potential for the plot to sit empty for an extended period.
Investigations are said to have been undertaken on a rebuilding plan which would have seen the building’s façade retained, but were dismissed due to health and safety concerns.