The Brooks, a new council housing scheme approved in Kidbrooke, Greenwich Council. Plans to build 80 new sustainable council homes in Kidbrooke have been approved by Greenwich Council s Planning Board, along with £750,000 to be spent on improving the local area. Collectively referred to as The Brooks , the newly approved schemes will see new council homes for social rent built along Rochester Way. And £750,000 will be spent on improving recreational spaces in the local area, including a new retail unit and an extra road crossing on Rochester Way, both of which were added on in response to feedback given by residents. All the homes will be designed to meet zero-carbon standards through the use of sustainability technologies such as air source heat pumps and solar panels.