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Plans for two blocks of flats containing 65 homes have been scrapped by a South London council after the builder bringing forward the buildings went…

The council is planning to build on several existing estates The council has promised to listen to residents' concerns about plans to build homes on existing estates.   In 2019, the council looked into bringing forward a series of sites for infill development, where vacant or under-used parcels of land within existing urban areas are developed.    They form part of the Building for Lewisham programme, a plan to build council homes across the borough to tackle the 10,000-strong housing waiting list, mainly by the council’s housing company Lewisham Homes.  According to a r...

The council has earmarked a series of estates across the borough to build social housing on Lewisham’s mayor and cabinet is set to “agree to continue with” proposals to build council housing on existing estates in the borough.   In 2019, the council looked into bringing forward a series of sites for infill development, where vacant or under-used parcels of land within existing urban areas are developed.  According to a Building for Lewisham programme requirements report, going before mayor and cabinet on Wednesday evening (May 19), the earmarked sites include Valentine Co...