Camden Council has announced a total of 53 homes will replace the existing 25 properties at the Chester Balmore estate in Highgate. The homes will be built to high sustainability standards making them cheap to run and good for the environment.
The £12 million development will include up to four new shops and a dentist and is expected to be completed in September 2012.
A report to the Council’s cabinet on 6 April will seek authority to compulsorily purchase the remaining leasehold interests in the Chester Balmore estate. Planning permission has already been granted so this will allow demolition of the site to start in around May 2011.
The estate includes 25 homes and 12 commercial units some of which have been empty for some time. The blocks are in poor condition, and clad in asbestos cement, meaning that they would be difficult and expensive to refurbish. Some of the homes are bedsits and don’t meet modern standards for comfort.
The new homes will be a mixture of affordable rented Council housing, shared ownership, and market sale. Original tenants have been given the option to return to the estate when the new homes are finished.
Camden have worked closely with local residents to develop plans for the new buildings, and there will be employment opportunities for local people when the construction starts.
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