Maygreen Crescent and Park Lane Estate - April 2017

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APRIL 2017

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Plans for Maygreen Crescent and Park Lane Estate regeneration

Aerial view of Maygreen Crescent and Park Lane Estate

As many residents will be aware, Havering Council is undertaking a Housing Regeneration Programme to provide around 3,500 new homes for Havering residents over the next 10 years.

One of the sites earmarked for regeneration is the Maygreen Crescent and Park Lane Estate in Hornchurch.

Maygreen Crescent and Park Lane Estate has 93 units on the site, with sheltered housing being surrounded by general needs housing, which leads to noise nuisance and other Anti-Social Behaviour issues.

The proposals are that the existing buildings will be demolished and replaced with 200 mixed tenure homes. It is thought that work on Maygreen Crescent and Park Lane Estate will start in 2019 or 2020.

Community Engagement Officer, Kimberly Miller is the first point of contact for Council tenants living in general needs housing on the estate. Leaseholders can contact Ian Nolan to discuss selling their property back to the Council.

For people living in sheltered housing, the Scheme Officers will work closely with tenants to help make the

moves happen as quickly and smoothly as possible, with the minimum of disruption for tenants.

Empty properties When a resident moves out to a new home, the property they leave behind is usually being used to accommodate families that are in temporary accommodation, such as bed and breakfast.

These are being let on short term agreements which can be quickly ended when the property is eventually needed for demolition. For more information visit: www.havering.gov.uk/Maygreen and www.havering.gov.uk/MaygreenCrescent

Come along and find out more

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A meeting for residents living near Maygreen Crescent and Park Lane Estate is being held on Tuesday 2 May from 6pm until 7pm in the Communal Lounge, Maygreen Crescent and Park Lane Sheltered Housing Scheme, Park Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 1EL. The number of places at this venue is limited so pre-booking is essential.

Please book at www.havering.gov.uk/ Maygreen

Fact File Currently: 93 homes Proposed: 200 new mixed tenure homes Area: 14,000 square metres

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Building homes for Havering people During the next 10 years Havering Council is planning to build around 3,500 new homes for local people, in one of the most ambitious local authority home building programmes in the country.

Since Right to Buy started, around 4,000 Council homes have been sold and these need to be replaced.

Earlier this year Havering Council had around 90 households in bed and breakfast accommodation and a further 100 in hostels. Such accommodation, while giving people a roof over their heads, is not ideal for the families involved and is expensive for the Council.

This year saw changes in the Housing Allocations Policy, which means people have to live in Havering for a minimum of six years before being eligible for Council housing.

Family homes, with two or more bedrooms, are in particular demand which is why the scheme at Maygreen Crescent is an important part of this building programme.

Other parts of the programme proposals include: • Total regeneration of the Waterloo Road estate in Romford

Park Lane estate in Hornchurch • Total regeneration of the Oldchurch Gardens estate in Romford • Adding two more levels of flats to existing flats in Chippenham Road, Farnham Road and Hilldene Avenue in Harold Hill • Demolition of Napier House and New Plymouth House in Rainham with the land being used for new Council housing • Closure of seven sheltered housing schemes so the land can be used for new Council housing, including redevelopment of two sites as older persons’ villages.

The land being used is owned by the Council and will remain in Council ownership.

Many of the 3,500 new homes will be for rent but some will be Low Cost Home Ownership, where the Council retains a share in the property and it must be sold back to the Council when the owner moves.

Some others will be for sale.

More information: www.havering.gov.uk/HousingRegeneration

• Total regeneration of the Maygreen Crescent and

Neighbours views wanted Throughout the redevelopment of the Maygreen Crescent and Park Lane Estate site, we want to work with neighbours to minimise disruption and ensure everything runs smoothly. When contractors are appointed, we will arrange another meeting so they can explain how they will be working and can introduce their Resident Liaison Officer.

Who can I contact?

If you have a question about the consultation please contact: Email Kimberly.Miller@havering.gov.uk General estate enquiries www.havering.gov.uk/askhousing

Keeping in Touch

You can keep in touch with the latest news and information from Housing Services.

Go to www.havering.gov.uk/enews and choose At the Heart online.

There is also information available about this scheme at www.havering.gov.uk/MaygreenCrescent and about the sheltered housing regeneration proposals at www.havering.gov.uk/ ShelteredHousingDevelopments You can follow us on Twitter @LBHHousing and also ‘Like’ us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HaveringHousing

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