"More than 200 council homes are set to be built next to Battersea Power Station as part of a 9bn regeneration of the site. The homes will be built by 2029 on an undeveloped plot of land on the 42-acre site surrounding the famous south-west London landmark. It follows an agreement between Wandsworth Council and Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) after PBSDC was called on to provide more affordable housing in the scheme."
"A planning application to build the homes has been submitted with a final decision by the council expected in March. The council's waiting list in March last year was 11,183, including 3,771 homeless households. Labour councillor Sarmila Varatharaj said the plan would help families waiting council homes. She added: "This is news that we should be celebrating." BPSDC The Labour-run council's announcement last year it was partnering with BPSDC to build affordable homes marked a major turning point for the regeneration."
More than 200 council homes are planned on an undeveloped plot within the 42-acre Battersea Power Station site, scheduled for completion by 2029. The homes follow an agreement between Wandsworth Council and the Battersea Power Station Development Company to increase affordable housing provision on the scheme. A planning application has been submitted and a final council decision is expected in March. Wandsworth's housing waiting list stood at 11,183 in March last year, including 3,771 homeless households. The council homes would raise the scheme's affordable housing share to 15% and form part of the Homes for Wandsworth programme delivering 1,000 homes by 2029; over 2,200 homes have already been delivered and further cultural and workplace elements are planned for later phases.
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