Mixed-use scheme in New Cross follows three wins on the Old Kent Road

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The scheme will include 324 tenure-blind homes

Maccreanor Lavington has been given the green light by Lewisham council for another south London development.

The mixed-use scheme will include 324 fully tenure-blind build-to-rent homes, a new GP surgery, a pharmacy, community space, flexible retail and commercial floorspace.

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The brownfield site has been vacant for 10 years

It will be built on a council-owned brownfield site in New Cross which has been vacant for 10 years.

It has been designed for Grainger Lewisham Holdings, a JV company formed between the council and developer Grainger following a compeition in 2017 to provide the scheme.

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The scheme will also include a new GP and a pharmacy

It is the latest in a string of wins in south-east London for the architect, which is amassing a sizeable presence in this part of the capital.

In June, the practice was given the all clear for a 28-storey tower on the Old Kent Road comprising 253 homes built above a warehouse.

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The scheme is the architect’s fourth green light in south east London this year

That scheme followed green lights in June for a 39-storey brick-clad tower comprising 372 homes, and a 22-storey tower 111-home tower. Both schemes are also on the Old Kent Road.

It is also behind a 27-storey residential development on Blackfriars Road, 300m north-west of Elephant & Castle.

>> Building Study: Blackfriars Circus, London, by Maccreanor Lavington

 

Work on the New Cross scheme is expected to start on site in winter 2021 with completion slated for winter 2024.

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Aerial view of the project