New neighbourhood on the way with £1bn Battersea ‘super-estate’

Refurbishment plans: Winstanley estate
Alex Lentati
Mira Bar-Hillel18 January 2016

A £1 billion regeneration of one of London’s biggest “Soviet-style” housing estates has come a step closer after a council launched the search for a developer to carry out the work.

Wandsworth council wants to create a neighbourhood with 2,000 homes on Battersea’s Winstanley estate, where rap group So Solid Crew grew up, and the smaller York Road estate.

The plans for the 32-acre site near Clapham Junction rail station include affordable homes to rent and buy, as well as some for private sale, and also shops, leisure facilities and offices.

About 700 of the 1,300 homes on the estate will be replaced.

The search for a joint venture partner comes days after David Cameron revealed plans to demolish 100 “sink estates” across the UK.

Wandsworth council leader Ravi Govindia said the development will “help families to thrive”.

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