KENNAWAY ESTATE GRANTED
PLANNING CONSENT
WAUGH THISTLETON ARCHITECTS
Waugh Thistleton Architects’ design for the Kennaway Estate was
approved on Wednesday 6 November when councillors for the
London Borough of Hackney voted in favour of Southern Housing
Group’s proposal to regenerate the estate.
The scheme will deliver 61 new homes, enhance the existing
natural landscape and create designated pedestrian routes, play
spaces, cycle storage facilities and other amenities. An exciting new
workspace and much needed community centre will help ensure
that the scheme benefits the whole neighbourhood.
The 12 existing homes at Taverner House will be replaced by 61
new homes of between one and four bedrooms, together with new
landscaping that will enhance and reinforce pedestrian connections
across the site. More than 50% of the new homes provided will
be affordable, comprising a mix of tenures including social rent,
Hackney living rent, shared ownership, and outright sale to help
contribute to the area’s vibrant community.
Waugh Thistleton Architects’ design for the Kennaway Estate was
approved on Wednesday 6 November when councillors for the
London Borough of Hackney voted in favour of Southern Housing
Group’s proposal to regenerate the estate.
The scheme will deliver 61 new homes, enhance the existing
natural landscape and create designated pedestrian routes, play
spaces, cycle storage facilities and other amenities. An exciting new
workspace and much needed community centre will help ensure
that the scheme benefits the whole neighbourhood.
The 12 existing homes at Taverner House will be replaced by 61
new homes of between one and four bedrooms, together with new
landscaping that will enhance and reinforce pedestrian connections
across the site. More than 50% of the new homes provided will
be affordable, comprising a mix of tenures including social rent,
Hackney living rent, shared ownership, and outright sale to help
contribute to the area’s vibrant community.
In collaboration with Source Partnership, Southern Housing Group
consulted extensively with estate residents and neighbours during
the design development to ensure a sensitive and characterful
building proposal. Southern Housing Group has also created a
Residents’ Charter that provides residents with assurances and
security that protects their tenancy and offers them the right to
return.
The proposed development is comprised of three distinct volumes
linked by external walkways, and seven townhouses that echo
the form and character of adjacent Victorian terraces. External
materials and detailing take their inspiration from the immediate
surroundings, ensuring that the building will sit comfortably within
its context overlooking Clissold Park.
Kirsten Haggart, Senior Associate at Waugh Thistleton said: “We
are delighted to be working with Southern Housing Group and
local residents to deliver much needed new affordable homes in
Hackney.
All homes are dual aspect, maximising daylight and natural
ventilation, while the palette of robust materials ensures it
will be a handsome new addition to the family of buildings on
the Kennaway estate. The provision of a community room and
workspace, together with comprehensive new landscaping, will
also enhance the strong sense of community that already exists
here.”
Oliver Boundy, Southern Housing Group’s Executive Director
Development & Growth said: “From the outset, we promised to
invest in the Kennaway Estate and to support the community it
serves. Receiving planning consent means we can start working to
create new, high-quality affordable homes in an area where these
are in desperately short supply.”
“As one of London’s largest housing associations, we’re proud of
our social purpose. Building more genuinely affordable homes is
a fundamental part of Southern Housing Group’s Growth Strategy
and corporate plan.”
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