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Osborne appointed to help combat housing shortage in Croydon

Osborne has been appointed by the London Borough of Croydon as the main contractor for a £2.3 million scheme at Summer Gardens in Croydon, CR0 3LP.  The scheme is part of the Council’s initiative to tackle over-crowding within the borough, and will create 13 family homes.

Following the demolition of existing properties, the new scheme will deliver five three-bedroom houses, five four-bedroom houses and three five-bedroom houses.  The scheme will consist of a terrace of 2 and 3 storey properties  and two pairs of semi-detached houses. The homes are due to achieve an EcoHomes Excellent rating  and 15% renewables, boasting a range of sustainable features including solar panels, rain water harvesting and potentially several small scale wind turbines for the production of electricity.

The project, which started on site in the last week of April, has a 57 week build programme and consists of enabling works, construction, associated external works and drainage. Due to the location of the site, which is bounded between Summer Road and Mitcham Road the working area is particularly restricted and extensive measures will be taken to avoid congestion and minimise disruption.  The project team is: Michael Cook Associates as architects; Walker Support Services as planning supervisor; Playle and Partners as employer’s agent; Tully De’Ath as engineers; and Robinson Associates as M&E contractors.

Currently in Croydon there are 1300 residents living in overcrowded conditions waiting for a home to meet their needs.  The imbalance between supply and demand is resulting in long waiting times, particularly for families - between 1–5 years for a three-bed house and 5–70 years for a four or five-bedroom house.  Croydon Council’s programme for providing new Council Housing will help to combat the problem.

Osborne has a long-standing relationship with the Council following a number of successful completed projects in the area as well as the current ‘Care for Croydon‘ project.