Go-ahead for 1000 London homes after second staircase review

2/2/24

Telford Homes has gained planning for a major multi-storey housing scheme in east London after having to revise the plan to bring it into line with new second staircase rules.

Revised fire safety guidance required five of the proposed seven buildings on the Chapel Place site to be redesigned with a secondary means of escape.

The design tweak will see two storeys added to the tallest tower, bringing it to 36 storeys, while two other blocks will increase by one storey.

Overall this sees the number of flats raised by just over 20 to 860 units and student bedrooms raised by 20 to 467.

The Chapel Place scheme on a 4.82-acre Sainsbury’s site in Ilford will deliver more than 1,000 new homes, which will be a combination of build to rent, affordable housing and student accommodation.

Telford Homes also will provide 7,000 sq m of public realm, which will include the new park space and 3,668 sqm of play space for children.

Anne Kavanagh, chief executive officer at Telford Homes, said: “We are delighted to have received a unanimous revised resolution to grant planning consent for the Chapel Place development in Ilford.

“The site has been allocated for mixed-use development in the Redbridge Local Plan, which sets out the Council’s aim to deliver over 17,250 new homes, 5,000 jobs and vital community infrastructure across the borough.

“Chapel Place allows us to deliver a mixed tenure of quality housing and commercial space in response to the needs of the area, whilst significantly improving the public realm. We believe this opportunity has all of the characteristics to enable Telford Homes to deliver a best-in-class product in Ilford and to deliver on our commitment to building sustainable communities.”

The client team includes: architect HTA, MEP Consultant Cudd Bentley, structural and civils Ramboll and Fire consultant Elementa.

Source; Construction Enquirer