Watts Grove Resident Newsletter Issue 2, Summer 2017
New Homes for Watts Grove Swan have undertaken consultation on proposals for the development of the land between Watts Grove and Gale Street since 2015. In January 2017 We updated residents in the area on the current proposals with a newsletter. In March of 2017 Swan undertook door to door consultation to update residents and advise of the submission of the planning application. Since the submission on 10th March 2017, Swan have been reviewing comments raised by residents, along with Gateway Housing and the planning department at the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Swan are keen to provide a development that fits in with the surrounding area and minimise the impact on the current residents.
Ariel Image of proposed gate (currently a brick wall)
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In response to concerns raised regarding the previous proposal for an open access route through the scheme, the provision of gated access is proposed for the northern connection between our site and Compton Close. This will provide vehicular access for refuse collection, and pedestrians of the proposed scheme only. Along with the secure access from Compton Close Swan will also fit a CCTV system covering Swans Development. This will be monitored at Swans CCTV offices in Bow Cross and will be used to deter ASB within the area. Discussions are ongoing with Gateway regarding the potential to extend CCTV to cover Compton Close. The images to the right are architects impression of how the gate would sit within our site and the connection these would have to Compton Close. These show how the connection will remain secure for all tenants but will provide light and an improved view from Compton Close. The CCTV coverage is to include the gated area on our site and Compton Close and would look to further assure future and current residents of the area.
View of central walkway
Ground floor image of proposed gate
Residents Consultation Swan Housing Association and Gateway Housing Association would like to invite you to a consultation event at the Gateway offices to present the current proposals and to discuss any comments or considerations you would like to raise with either association.
Western view from Gale Street
The event will be held on Monday the 10 July at 7pm at 413 Mile End Road, London, E3 4PB. Both Swan and Gateway staff members will be in attendance to talk through the update to the scheme. Once the development is built out the relationship with Swan, Gateway and our residents will be in place for many years to come. Both parties would like to start as we mean to go on, by working together in the best interest of current and future resident of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Arial view of proposed scheme
We are proposing providing predominately shared ownership homes on our land to give people in the area a chance to own their own home within the borough. We hope we can rely on your support for the amended scheme to make that happen.
Consultation update We look forward to seeing you at the consultation are happy to receive any correspondence using the event and to talk you through the proposal and the email addresses below. use of our modular housing system on this scheme. Thank you for taking the time to consider our We understand that not everyone will be available to proposal and we look forward to meeting you soon. attend the consultation event on the 10 July so we
Sean Kelly
Rosemary Akinyemi
Project Manager
Housing Officer
Swan Housing
Gateway Housing
01277 844233 skelly@swan.org.uk
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Rosemary.akinyemi@gatewayhousing.org.uk