London regeneration site set for “ground-breaking” housing development

A London regeneration site is set to be developed for new housing as part of a wider, ongoing transformation of underutilised land.

Work has started to regenerate a key stretch of Garratt Lane in Earlsfield on council-owned brownfield land.

Plans for the site will deliver 193 new homes. Of this total, 86 will be affordable homes which will be made available to lower income families in Wandsworth. There will also be more space for the Brocklebank GP Practice plus a pharmacy on the corner of Swaffield Road and Garratt Lane.

Councillor Ravi Govindia, leader of Wandsworth Council, said: “It is a real pleasure to break ground on another exciting project for Wandsworth. This is another great example of how we believe that developments are about much more than simply bricks and mortar.

“The new health centre and pharmacy on this site, as well as a significant proportion of affordable housing, will deliver the infrastructure improvements necessary to build communities and neighbourhoods that our residents can be proud of.”

Dr Nicola Jones, GP partner at Brocklebank Practice, commented: “This is a very exciting development. The new surgery will give us a much-needed boost to GP capacity with upgraded community health facilities. It will be at the heart of this expanding community offering local people access to health support and advice.”

This development paves the way for the next phase in the wider investment plans and regeneration of this part of the borough. An earlier phase of the scheme saw the replacement of vacant and obsolete council-owned buildings with a new 420 pupil primary school – Floreat Academy – plus a nursery for 50 local children.

Councillor Jonathan Cook, cabinet member for housing, said: “This is a significant project that will deliver 193 new homes and we welcome the progress being made with the ground-breaking, converting this underutilised site with something that will make a real contribution to the community.”

Declan Higgins, partnerships director, said: “We are pleased to announce development has commenced on this exciting project, delivering much needed housing and health facilities within the borough. The ground breaking is a result of combined efforts throughout Higgins, Wandsworth Council, Octavia, the NHS and the GLA.”

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