Policy information sourced from the Lewisham Local Plan
HO4 Housing estate maintenance, renewal and regeneration
Strategic Objectives:
A An open Lewisham as part of an open London,
B Housing tailored to the community with genuinely affordable homes,
G Healthy and safe communities.
A The maintenance, renewal and regeneration of Lewisham’s housing estates will play an important role in helping to ensure that neighbourhoods and communities benefit from high quality living environments, housing is maintained at a decent standard and new genuinely affordable housing is delivered locally.
B Development proposals involving housing estate renewal and regeneration must be carried out in consultation with existing residents and the local community, in line with the London Mayor’s Good Practice Guide to Estate Regeneration, in order to ensure:
- There is no net loss of affordable housing, and an uplift in genuinely affordable housing is delivered wherever possible;
- A range of high quality, genuinely affordable housing options are made available in the Borough;
- Existing and new public and affordable residential units achieve the Decent Homes standard;
- The development is of a high quality design and provides for demonstrable physical improvements to the housing estate and local area environment, consistent with other Local Plan policies; and
- Strong and inclusive communities can be better fostered and supported, with spaces and facilities that enhance opportunities for social interaction and integration.
For more information and policy context please see the Lewisham Local Plan