New estate will provide low-rent homes, Greenwich council promises
Work has started on a 766-home housing project in Woolwich, which includes 352 homes to be made available at what the local authority says will be “truly affordable” rents.
Local people on Greenwich’s housing waiting list will also be prioritised, it insists.
The new developments, Trinity Park and Trinity Rise, will also offer 76 shared ownership homes, with the remaining 338 properties for private sale.
The rents should comply with guidelines from the Mayor of London’s office, which sets a limit of £168.34 per week for a studio or one-bedroom home, rising to £207.93 for a five-bedroom house.
Of the 352 affordable rented homes, 177 will be managed by PA Housing association, the rest will be part of the council’s own Greenwich Builds programme. All will be available via the council’s choice-based lettings to people on the housing waiting list
Trinity Park and Trinity Rise are part of the One Woolwich programme, under which three older housing estates in the area are being redeveloped.
Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Councillor Anthony Okereke, and cabinet member for regeneration, councillor Aidan Smith, joined Lovell regional managing director Mick Laws to officially mark the start of construction.
Cllr Okereke said: “With One Woolwich we are continuing to deliver on our promise to regenerate the local area whilst also meeting the urgent demand for affordable housing in our borough.
“The extensive landscaping and links to Maryon Park will make for a thriving, green neighbourhood, perfectly complementing a newly revitalised and re-energised Woolwich.”
Trinity Park and Trinity Rise will provide a mix of one, two, three and four bedroom houses and apartments, alongside landscaped communal areas, play spaces and parking.
They join Trinity Walk, a 684-home scheme completed by Lovell in 2021.
In total, more than 1,500 new homes should be created across the three developments, with 532 available at “truly affordable rent.”
Pictured top: A groundbreaking day as construction gets under way at the Trinity site (Picture: RB Greenwich)