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Council moves ahead with Rectory Park regeneration (PR 178)
Ealing Council’s Cabinet has appointed Network Housing Group as preferred bidder for the multi-million pound redevelopment of the Rectory Park Estate in Northolt. This decision kick starts the total redevelopment of the estate.
The council carried out a review of Rectory Park in 2007 and found that residents had low satisfaction with the estate as a place to live. They highlighted problems with anti-social behaviour, low quality public space, a lack of play space and generally low resident satisfaction with the condition of the properties.
Many of the properties were built more than 50 years ago and are
now considered to be poorly designed and do not meet current
standards.
The redevelopment programme will be addressing these problems
by starting again from scratch. The entire estate will be rebuilt
in phases with an emphasis on the provision of high quality housing
and the provision of safe and welcoming outdoor spaces. Building
work is scheduled to start in summer 2012.
The decision has the backing of local residents who have been
consulted at every stage of the process. A residents’ steering
group was established in 2008 and has been closely involved in each
phase of the bidder selection process, including meeting the
companies bidding for the work.
John Hopkins, chair of the Rectory Park Estate Residents' Association and lead member of the residents’ Steering Group said: "We are relieved and delighted to get to this important stage. The Steering Group has worked incredibly hard to improve living conditions and secure better quality housing for everyone on the estate and I want to thank them for their commitment.
"Our relationship with Ealing Council has been a successful one and we can’t wait to move forward with the plans. The rebuild of the estate will provide better housing and a decent way of life for everyone."
Council Leader, Councillor Julian Bell, said: "This positive decision means that the residents of the Rectory Park Estate will benefit from vastly improved housing and a safe and pleasant environment for their families.
"Having been closely involved in the process I know the input of the Residents’ Steering Group has been crucial and I was delighted to join them on a coach trip to visit regeneration projects in other areas. We are committed to continue working closely with everyone who lives on the estate as our plans take shape."
The council and Network are in the process of organising an event to give residents the chance to meet the team that will be working on the estate and identify their priorities for redevelopment.
All Cabinet decisions are subject to call-in for a period of five working days from the date of publication of the minutes of the meeting.