Redevelopment includes 122 council homes for social rent and 44 homes for low-cost ownership
Lewisham Council has submitted a planning application for the redevelopment of the Achilles Street estate in New Cross, a major regeneration scheme set to deliver 278 new homes, 60% of them for affordable tenures.
The scheme, designed by architects Levitt Bernstein and WR-AP, includes 122 council homes for social rent – up from the 87 existing units on the site – and 44 homes for low-cost ownership. A third of all homes will be family-sized, while 98% are dual or triple aspect. ZCD Architects acted as youth engagement specialist on the project.
The mixed-use development will also provide 1,411sq m of commercial space for shops and workspaces, alongside new maker spaces on Pagnell Street and in a proposed Makers’ Yard. Public and green areas will increase by 15% over the current estate layout, with improved connections to Fordham Park, new play areas and accessible public spaces. Completion is expected by 2033.”
The project follows an estate ballot in 2019 in which 73% of voting residents backed regeneration.
Cllr James-J Walsh, cabinet member for inclusive regeneration and planning at Lewisham Council, described the scheme as “regeneration done right: inclusive, creative and genuinely community led,” adding that Achilles demonstrates “what is possible when we lead with our values.”
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