London’s Bexley Council has given the go ahead for the final phase of redevelopment of the South-East London area.



This is one of the biggest developments of its kind around London and will be constructed at the Erith Park scheme with the first new home available in summer 2017.



The development will be a mix of houses and low rise apartments which will be available for affordable rent, private sale and affordable home ownership. The next phase is ratification by the Greater London Authority, however this is seen as rubber stamping the decision and work is likely to start within weeks. As well as the new homes there will be a nursery and public areas to create greater community cohesion.



The London Borough of Bexley, Wates Living Space and the architects, Broadway Malyan, will be working in partnership with Orbit Group on the project.



Cllr Linda Bailey, Bexley's Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Growth, said: "This is fantastic news and has been made possible through strong partnership working and community engagement.



“The prospect of such a diversity of new homes, community centre, green space and a nursery is very exciting. The end result will be attractive, change lives - and create a strong community feeling.”



Vivien Knibbs, Executive Director at Orbit South said: “We are delighted to have received planning approval to continue the work we’ve started at Erith Park. It will allow us to complete our plans to provide a community for the people of Erith where they will be happy to live and proud to call home.



“Once complete, it will become a new neighbourhood of streets and gardens with a public green space for all of the community to enjoy.”



Phase two of this construction project will see the building of 244 new homes, including 49 for private sale, 58 for shared ownership and 137 affordable rental properties for local people which it’s envisages will create a more diverse community representing real life in London.

This project has already created a good number of construction jobs in the South-East many of those construction workers will continue to work on the project and the existing construction supply chain which includies the kind of construction consumables we sell here at OBAS are in hand and matured.



Residents started moving into homes created during phase one of the regeneration in December 2014.