29th February 2024
1. Welcome
2. Introductions
3. Project Update
4. Community Garden
5. Neighbourhood Issues
6. Temporary Housing
7. Key Contacts
8. AOB and Questions
Paul Walker Director of Housing and Property (LB Havering)
Michael Rourke Senior Regeneration Manager (LB Havering)
Paul Dwyer Regeneration & Community Liaison Officer (LB Havering)
Darren Alexander Assistant Director of Housing Demand, Living Well (LB Havering)
Mark Butler Assistant Director of Regeneration & Place Shaping, Housing & Property
Vijay Patel Development Manager (Wates)
• The project has now been referred to the Building Safety Regulator.
• Initial dialogue has been held and application to BSR has been submitted.
• BSR will assess the project in due course, Inc. on the fire safety aspects.
• BSR have not yet committed to timeframes.
• Security of Community Garden and School House is being checked and maintained.
• Checks confirm no intrusion.
• Additional police visits / patrols around the estate
• Work proposed in the church yard to improve lighting to the site hoarding and removal of shrubs and bushes.
• Homeless team and charities have reached out to local homeless people.
• Hoarding-off of entrances to Parish Centre to be carried out.
• Proposed temporary parish hall (cabin) and temporary car park only for the use of church congregation to alleviate parking pressures.
• Proposal will require temporary Planning Permission. Professional team will be employed to carry this out.
• Public consultation will be held via the Planning Department when the application is considered.
• Exploring option to provide Temporary Housing on WQS at Block 5.
• Temporary planning application to be submitted in due course. Public consultation will be carried out.
• Delivery of the units on site in early part of 2025.
• Development will have appropriate street lighting.
For any queries on the day to day activities on site (including anything urgent), please contact:
Keith Ward
Project Director
Wates Residential
Mobile: 07516 131341
Email: Keith.Ward@wates.co.uk
For all Waterloo related queries, please contact:
Paul Dwyer
Residents Liaison officer
Paul.Dwyer@havering.gov.uk
01708 431154
Mobile: 07976 539160
Regeneration@havering.gov.uk