Developer halves affordable housing on 19-tower Lewisham scheme after being hit by £25m railway station bill

SEW Lewisham 13

Renewal Group’s 3,500-home Surrey Canal Triangle masterplan includes station originally set to be funded by the government

The developer behind plans to build 19 residential towers around Millwall FC’s home ground in Lewisham has been forced to cut the scheme’s share of affordable homes after being hit with a £25m bill to help pay for a railway station.

Renewal Group’s 3,500-home Surrey Canal Triangle masterplan, designed by Studio Egret West, was first given outline permission in 2022 and spans five development phases.

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