Tuesday 13 February 2018

Tenant Ballots Will Not Affect Approved Regeneration Schemes


London mayor Sadiq Khan’s Good Practice Guide to Estate Regeneration backed residents’ right to vote on regeneration projects where demolition of social housing is involved, in a significant U-turn. Peabody, which is due to start onsite at its huge regeneration of Thamesmead in Greenwich in summer, confirmed that it did not anticipate needing to hold tenant ballots on the parts of the scheme that already have planning permission. But for phases that have not yet gained approval, a spokesperson said: “We will continue to ensure that there is full consultation and involvement with residents, and once more detail is available, will look at how we can take this forward.” Read more on Inside Housing.

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