The New Barnsbury Estate proposals include demolition of all existing buildings
Islington Council has given developer Mount Anvil and Newlon housing association the green-light to deliver over 900 homes in an estate redevelopment programme.
Planners agreed on Tuesday to give full permission for the demolition of existing buildings and 401 properties to be built on the New Barnsbury Estate in north London.
They gave outline permission to knock down the remaining buildings on the estate and build up to 513 homes. The new buildings will range in height between 3 and 11 storeys and are expected to include 426 units of affordable housing, including 135 will be for social rent.
The homes will be between one- to five-bed properties.
In a statement the housing trust said it was “really pleased” the planning committee had given permission to transform the existing estate, which was built between the 1950s and 1970s.
“The transformation involves the complete rebuilding of this part of the estate to provide modern, energy efficient housing, providing a once in a generation opportunity to deal with overcrowding on the estate,” it said.
About 350 buildings that the council said were “poor quality” will be knocked down.
Mount Anvil expects to start on the site in March next year and finish by 2033. The development also includes retail space, a community centre and nursery.
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