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Regeneration

Statement on the Woodberry Down regeneration

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A Hackney Council spokesperson said: “The Woodberry Down regeneration is building thousands of much needed new homes, including a brand new high quality social rented home for all secure council tenants living on the estate as well as new shared ownership homes. It has also provided new community facilities for everyone in the area, including the biodiversity-boosting Woodberry Wetlands nature reserve, acres of new green space, a new community centre, shops, offices, children’s centre and play facilities at Spring Park.”

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  • The Woodberry Down regeneration programme is led by a partnership of Hackney Council, Berkeley Homes, Notting Hill Genesis, Woodberry Down Community Organisation and the Manor House Development Trust. The regeneration has involved residents in the design and development of the estate from the start.
  • The Council committed to providing a new social rented home for all 1,115 occupied secure council tenanted properties on the estate. More than 1,300 social rented properties are built or planned as part of the regeneration. In addition to this, more than 1,300 shared ownership or shared equity homes are built or planned. Leaseholders on the estate also have the right to return to a brand new shared equity home. 
  • At least 41% of all the new homes being built on Woodberry Down are affordable homes for social rent or shared ownership, higher than the London-wide target of 35%. 
  • The new social rent homes being built at Woodberry Down are around 28% larger than the outdated homes they are replacing. For example, the pre-existing three-bed homes were 63 square meters and a new three-bed is 80.85 square meters.
  • Homes at Woodberry Down are designed to be tenure blind, which means people cannot tell the difference between private and affordable homes as they walk through the estate.
  • The regeneration is also providing new community facilities for everyone in the area, including the Woodberry Wetlands nature reserve, acres of new green space, community centres and buildings, and new play facilities at Spring Park.