Plans submitted for Canning Town regeneration

Countryside Properties PLC has submitted a planning application for the first phase of the Canning Town and Custom House regeneration project in the London Borough of Newham, known as ‘Area 3'.

The project includes a prominent apartment building fronting the A13 trunk road by architects Maccreanor Lavington. The building will provide a bold, confident design statement to support the regeneration of the area. Working in partnership with Newham Regeneration and Affinity Sutton on behalf of William Sutton Homes the overall application proposes 649 homes, of which 422 are designated for private sale and 227 for affordable housing.

All the proposed homes are designed to ‘lifetime homes' standard, 10 per cent are suitable for disabled people, and the affordable homes are ‘pepperpotted' throughout the development to provide a socially sustainable regeneration of the area. Contributing to this is a broad range of different home types ranging from one and two bedroom apartments up to three and four bedroom maisonettes and houses for larger families.

The plans also include the reconstruction of the Keir Hardie Primary School at a cost of £7.3 million to a design by architects Mouchel Parkman.

The proposals also include the establishment of a sustainable management company to involve the residents in the management of their own development. The submission follows extensive public consultation and a decision is anticipated on the outcome of the planning application in December.

Countryside Properties has been a member of the developer panel for the regeneration of Canning Town since the panel's creation in October 2005. The company was selected to undertake the first phase of regeneration in the Canning Town and Custom House area and has entered into a development agreement with the London Borough of Newham to bring exciting plans that will generate significant benefits for the area, creating high quality homes and local employment opportunities.

Andrew Sodje, Regional Manager, William Sutton Homes, said: "We are really pleased that we are now at the planning stage with our partners, Newham and Countryside Properties, on this first phase of the regeneration. This phase will provide a wide range of much needed new homes along with a fantastic new school, contributing towards a vibrant and sustainable community in the borough."

Tony Travers, Subsidiary Managing Director of Countryside Properties said: "We strongly support the panel approach to choosing development partners for the regeneration and we look forward now to delivering the regeneration of Canning Town and Custom House. We have spent a great deal of time preparing the site to ensure that we can progress as quickly as possible once our planning application is approved. This area badly needs new housing and we have worked closely with our partners and the local community to create plans that will provide homes and community facilities that are appropriate and well designed."