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Peabody gets approval to build 1500 homes at 'A Clockwork Orange' estate

Social housing organisations Peabody has been granted planning permission from the London Borough of Bexley to build 1500 new homes in Thamesmead.

Consisting of four sites, including Southmere Village, Binsey Walk, Coralline Walk and Sedgemere Road, the development will kickstart regeneration in the area to capitalise on the new Abbey Wood Crossrail station which is due to open in December 2017.

The South East London site was famously used as a backdrop for Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation of A Clockwork Orange in the 1960s.

In what is one of the largest residential developments to be greenlit in London this year, plans include 1,525 new homes, a library and 40,000 sq ft of retail and commercial space spread across the four sites.

Peabody’s Executive Director for Thamesmead, John Lewis commented: “This is a huge milestone in the regeneration of Thamesmead. As well as creating much needed, quality new homes, the development will create thousands of new jobs and will attract new businesses too.

“This is just the start of our commitment to Thamesmead and its residents at what is a really exciting time, with the Elizabeth line opening at Abbey Wood station in December 2018 and the DLR extending to Thamesmead in the next ten years.”

Work is to be structured in four phases, with the Southmere plot scheduled to be the first portion completed in 2017 with subsequent sites following up until 2024.

Cllr Teresa O’Neill OBE, Leader of the London Borough of Bexley added: “After many years of joint working, I am delighted that Thamesmead has reached such an important milestone in its history.

“We know that London faces significant housing pressures and are committed to being part of a future that makes quality places where people choose to live and work.”