Building affordable homes

Our Building for Lewisham programme is delivering new social homes for families on our housing waiting list.

We are helping local residents get on the housing ladder through shared ownership schemes.

We are planning to redevelop 118 Canonbie Road in Forest Hill into new council housing.

We plan to redevelop the Mayow Road Warehouse in Perry Vale into council housing.

In 2018, the Mayor announced that we would develop a Residents’ Charter. This would provide guarantees to our residents living on Council housing estates that are being considered for estate regeneration. Read about our nine principles below.

Members of the planning committee unanimously voted to grant planning permission for our proposal to build 39 new council homes on Bampton estate