Council marks final concrete pour after 122 new council homes built

A celebration was held this week to mark the building of more than 100 council homes.

The event at the Kidbrooke Park Road North development was attended by leader of Greenwich, Councillor Anthony Okereke, deputy mayor of London for housing, Tom Copley, Greater London Authority members, ward councillors Sandra Bauer and Dave Sullivan and Managing Director of developer Durkan Limited, Tim Carpenter.

Guests were guided to the top floor of the building where the last section of cement was trowelled off by Cllr Okereke, Deputy Mayor Copley and Tim Carpenter.

Part-funded by the Mayor of London’s Homes for Londoners programme, the development at Kidbrooke Park Road is spread over four buildings and will use ground source heat pumps, solar panels and efficient insulation. One in 10 homes will also be specifically designed for wheelchair users.

There will be two large communal outdoor areas and a tree-lined corridor with 69 newly planted trees and a nursery for both new tenants and existing local residents.

Mr Carpenter, said: “It’s been great to see this new community take shape and come to life over the last year.

“Milestones like this give us the opportunity to stand back and look at the progress we’ve made as a team.

“All this work means we’re well on our way to completing more much-needed new homes and a nursery for Greenwich.

“Our construction team – which we’re pleased to say includes several apprentices getting the opportunity to start a great career – is now full steam ahead towards completing the homes in 2024.”

All the homes will be made available to local residents on housing waiting lists, which currently stand at over 26,000 households.

Pictured top: Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Councillor Anthony Okereke, with Deputy Mayor of London for Housing, Tom Copley and Tim Carpenter, Managing Director of construction at Durkan, the contractor for the scheme (Picture: Greenwich council)