Camden Council has been given the green light to build 16 new council homes in Camden Town, on a former disused car park on Hadley Street.
The council’s planning committee resolved to grant planning permission for the homes, which will be built under Camden’s New Homes for Small Sites Programme, aimed at building more affordable homes on underused council-owned land.
The homes will be a mix of flats and maisonettes across two buildings, with a range of sizes to support local residents and families: seven one-bed properties, two of which are fully wheelchair accessible, as well as three two-bed, five three-bed and one four-bed family-sized home.
The planning permission also includes improvements to the local area, including better lighting and a new green courtyard with planting, herb gardens and secure storage for residents.
Councillor Nasrine Djemai, cabinet member for new homes and community investment, said: “In Camden, we are doing everything we can to build more council homes to help ease housing pressures and support the thousands of people on our housing waitlist. As part of this, our New Homes for Small Sites Programme aims to work with our communities to find under-used council land which could be used for affordable council housing.”
She added: “This development on Hadley Street is another step in our work to build a new generation of council homes. Alongside these 16 new council homes, we are delivering estate improvements asked for by the community, enhancing the local area and helping our residents thrive both now and in the future.”
The wider programme
Camden’s New Homes for Small Sites programme was an expansion of the Community Investment Programme, the council’s plan to build 4,850 new homes, including 1,800 for social rent. So far, the programme has delivered 1,780 homes, 70 per cent of which are affordable, and the council says it has delivered some of the most energy-efficient homes in the UK, helping residents cut their fuel bills and carbon emissions.
Residents were consulted on where new homes could be built through a “call for ideas” interactive map, with suggestions for disused spaces, car parks and garages that could be used more effectively.
The council has not yet said when building work on the Hadley Street site will begin.
