Clapham Park It’S Not All About
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new homes built so far The story so far... 490 at Clapham Park It’s not all about Regenerating Clapham Park is about bricks and mortar providing a brand new or refurbished home to every resident and delivering Out with the old, in with the new As well as our commitment to provide a number of other improvements to the residents with new or refurbished homes estate, making it a better place to live To date we have developed 490 brand Avenue have provided a further 70 we deliver a range of core services from for everyone. new homes at Clapham Park: The first homes, along with retail space, repairs and maintenance to community properties were 85 homes for rent at which is home to Sainsbury’s Local, activities. It’s now ten years .since residents voted Clarence Crescent, followed by 113 the Anytime Fitness Gym and the to transfer ownership and management homes at Streatham Place/New Park pop-up shop, a great local community We continue to provide one-to-one support of the Estate from Lambeth Council Road, which provide homes for rent and resource which has offered local and advice. Whether you want to find to Clapham Park Homes, part of shared ownership. Over at Clarence residents a great range of activities out about job or training opportunities, Metropolitan. In that time we’ve made Avenue, at the north west end of the over the last two years. check if you’re eligible for benefits or see progress in delivering on our promises; estate, we delivered 50 homes for what activities are going on locally, we but there is still a lot more to do. private sale and a further 52 homes for The most recent, and the largest, of the tailor the advice to your individual needs. people with extra care needs. new developments is the Cavendish This personal approach really pays off: in We are now starting the next phase of Building which comprises 120 homes: the last year for example we supported the regeneration and residents will see Eversley House, Kymer House, Parbury a combination of properties for rent, 52 local residents into paid work, 78 a lot of activity over the coming months House and Laurence House on Kings shared ownership and private sale. into volunteering and 24 into attending and years. accredited training. This leaflet tells you about what we have As good as (or even better!) than new With health and wellbeing high on the delivered so far; what we’re doing next; agenda we also support a wide range of and how you can keep up to date with So far we have refurbished over 740 of improvements, including improved activities, getting over 1,000 visits a month what’s happening. homes, providing residents with a range lighting, secure entry systems, efficient at our community venues where activities of improvements, including modern refuse disposal and collection systems, as diverse as zumba, sewing, coffee Janet Dean kitchens and bathrooms, new double new lifts and landscaping. mornings, homework clubs, drama and Chair, glazed windows and external doors, African drumming take place each week. Looking to the future at Clapham Park improved heat and sound insulation, The next phase of refurbishment is Homes Board fuel efficient heating systems and happening at Kintyre Court on Atkins 740 Our home ownership team have supported Clapham Park electrical rewiring. Many flats have also Road, which brings us a step closer to We have carried out 112 householders to buy homes in had balconies installed. Communal completing this part of the regeneration Clapham Park on a shared ownership areas have also benefitted from a range programme. improvements in over basis and 65 to buy their home outright. 740 homes Over on New Park Road, you will see a complete transformation where The next chapter Parsons House and Aspinall House are currently located. We are working closely with Lambeth Council’s Education Department to make sure current We have a strong team on board managing and future education needs of local families are met. To achieve that, we will be every aspect of the regeneration programme. providing a second Telferscot Primary School site, with two-form entry, that will From quantity surveyors and contracts eventually serve over 400 local children. A mix of one and two bed properties managers to resident liaison officers and will be developed above the school building. housing management staff, we have each Don’t miss a thing! phase of the programme clearly planned out. At Bourke Close we are developing 20 new homes: 15 x 3-bed houses and five 4-bed houses, all for private sale. Thorold House on Forster Road will be We communicate regularly with residents and will continue to provide updates replaced by 21 new homes for rent: a mix of one, two and three-bed flats. via a range of channels: Demolition in progress Once this phase of construction is complete, the majority of the remaining For all the latest news: across the estate online at www. redevelopment will take place to the west of the estate. This will involve @clapham park metropolitan.org.uk/claphampark. There has been lots of activity across the estate, with empty blocks demolishing blocks situated between Clarence Avenue and Kings Avenue and Your regular newsletter, @clapham Follow the ‘This Week at Clapham being demolished to make way for the next phase of construction. replacing them with high quality new homes for sale and for rent. park, provides the latest news on the Park’ tab. Kings Avenue has seen most of the action so far, with garages, a row regeneration programme, details of up of ten houses, the two Muller Road blocks and Bennett House coming and coming events, Tenant & Resident To the letter – direct to you! down. Thorold House over on Forster Road has also been demolished, Guaranteeing a secure future Association meetings, news from our We will continue to provide detailed as well as Parsons House and Aspinall House on New Park Road and housing team and how you can get information and updates about each the two blocks at the end of Bourke Close. Check out our demolition Our commitment to deliver the regeneration of Clapham Park is further more involved and have your say. phase of the regeneration programme time-lapse film clips at www.metropolitan.org.uk/claphampark. New focus for new homes guaranteed as we seek to agree a Transfer of Engagements. Not only will this that affects you. Whenever work is transfer secure the investment needed to deliver on our commitments, it will also Online access any time scheduled to start in your block, With the bulk of the refurbishment programme now on-site and simplify and speed up the process of releasing the funds needed to complete the You can keep up-to-date with or your immediate neighbourhood, nearing completion, we are turning our focus towards delivering regeneration programme on schedule. You can find out more about the Transfer everything that’s happening we will write to you personally. hundreds of brand new homes. Detailed discussions and planning of Engagements on our website (www.metropolitan.org.uk/claphampark). have been going on behind the scenes as we have assessed the This leaflet is printed on paper from sustainable sources. If you need it in a most effective ways of responding to the current and future housing different language, or an alternative format (e.g. large print, Braille), please contact needs of local residents. us on 020 3535 3535 and we will take reasonable steps to arrange this. June 2016 The largest new development in the next new build phase will be on Kings Avenue, where over 200 new homes and a new nursery for local 200+ children will replace Bennett House and the two Muller Road blocks. new homes and nursery Online access Ranging in size from 1-bed to 4-bed, the homes will provide a mix of planned for Kings Avenue Keep up-to-date at homes for social rent and private sale. development www.metropolitan.org.uk/claphampark.