**Wandsworth Borough Council is currently looking to develop areas on the Ackroydon Estate and at Skeena Hill as part of the Homes for Wandsworth programme.**

Community Engagement

We began engagement with the Ackroydon Estate community in late 2022, to start to introduce ideas to develop five sites across the Ackroydon Estate and at Skeena Hill.

Combined, these schemes will deliver a new high-quality community hall for the Ackroydon community, much needed new homes for council rent and significant improvements to Montfort Place public square and the Sunken Garden, including new playspace.

Consultation took place in summer 2023 for Site B, Site D and Skeena Hill to allow final proposals to be developed. Planning permission has now been granted to develop new homes at Site D (land at Swanton Gardens) and Skeena Hill.

We were considering ideas to provide new homes above the existing building at Montfort Place (Site A), however following our first stage of consultation in November 2022, the council is no longer looking to develop this site

The planning applications for the remaining sites within the Ackroydon Estate have now been submitted to the Local Planning Authority (Wandsworth Borough Council).

To view the applications please visit Wandsworth Council’s Planning Explorer using the reference numbers below to search for the applications:

Ackroydon Community Hall (Site B): 2024/1858
Swanton Gardens (Site C): 2024/2549
Victoria Drive (Site E): 2024/2637

Thank you to everyone who engaged with the Council’s Development Team on proposals to build new homes for council rent as part of the Homes for Wandsworth Programme.

The information and material on this website relate to the pre-application period between November 2022 – Summer 2024 and will remain accessible until the planning applications have been determined.

Have Your Say

Please visit our Downloads page to view all the consultation proposals for Ackroydon Estate & Skeena Hill.

Click here to view the consultation proposals for Site B, Site D and Skeena Hill.

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What is the Homes for Wandsworth Programme?

The council is committed to investing in the borough and is bringing forward a number of sites as part of the Homes for Wandsworth programme.

Wandsworth Council faces an ongoing housing crisis. The council has a waiting list of over 12,000 households, of which over 3,600 are classified as homeless (June 2023 figures). The Homes for Wandsworth programme is one major intervention the council is implementing to help meet this challenge, by delivering 1,000 new homes for council rent.

These homes will be delivered for local people and will be normally allocated to existing Council tenants from the estate, or the wider vicinity, who have an existing priority.

A decent home is an essential part of everyone’s life. By building more council rent homes across the borough, we can ensure that more people have this key foundation.

The programme will deliver well-designed, new homes to high environmental and sustainability standards, while also adding value to our housing estates through sensitive improvements to landscaping and community facilities. Some of the sites being brought forward for development as part of the Homes for Wandsworth programme are located on the Ackroydon Estate and at Skeena Hill, as shown on the plan below.

We are not demolishing any existing homes as part of our plans.

Our Ideas – Find out more!

The identified areas present a unique opportunity to develop spaces on the Ackroydon Estate and at Skeena Hill. Planning permission has now been granted for Site D and Skeena Hill, and planning applications for Site B, Site C, and Site E have been submitted to the Local Planning Authority (Wandsworth Borough Council).

Click the map below to enlarge it - you can also click on each site to find out more!

Location plan showing Ackroydon Estate and Skeena Hill

Meet the Team

Wandsworth Borough Council has appointed a professional project team to work with them to develop ideas for the sites. The team includes:

Our Timeline

Throughout the planning programme, up to submission of the planning applications we will be in ongoing discussions with planning officers about our emerging ideas to develop the sites. The timings set out below are target dates and subject to change as we progress through the design and planning process.

November 2022 Public drop-in held to meet with the local community to involve you in our initial thinking and ideas for the identified areas.
December 2022 - May 2023 The project team collated and analysed all feedback received during the first stage of consultation and attended pre-application meetings with Wandsworth Council planning officers. The feedback received has helped to inform and shape our proposals.
June 2023 A public exhibition and online public webinar were held to share our proposals for Ackroydon Community Hall (Site B), land at Swanton Gardens (Site D) and land at Skeena Hill, with the local community and obtain feedback on the plans.
July 2023The project team collated and analysed all feedback received to finalise the proposals for land at Ackroydon Community Hall (Site B), Swanton Gardens (Site D) and land at Skeena Hill.
Late 2023Planning applications for land at Swanton Gardens (Site D) and land at Skeena Hill were submitted to Wandsworth Council planning department.
Spring 2024Our consultation for land at Swanton Gardens (Site C) and land at Victoria Drive (Site E) was held from 13 March 2024 to 3 April 2024 and feedback was reviewed in the lead up to the submission of the planning applications.
Summer 2024The planning applications for Ackroydon Community Hall (Site B), land at Swanton Gardens (Site C) and land at Victoria Drive (Site E) have been submitted to the Local Planning Authority (Wandsworth Borough Council) for consideration.
Late 2024We expect to hear if the planning applications for Ackroydon Community Hall (Site B), land at Swanton Gardens (Site C) and land at Victoria Drive (Site E) have been approved by the council. If planning permission is granted, construction would start shortly afterwards.

FAQs

This section provides answers to some key questions, which were raised by the community during the consultation.

General

How many new homes are proposed?

Our proposals for Ackroydon Community Hall (Site B), land at Swanton Gardens (Site D) and land at Skeena Hill will provide a total of 22 much-needed council rent homes and a high-quality community hall, alongside landscape improvements and new playspace.

The number of homes proposed for each site are, as follows:

Ackroydon Community Hall (Site B) - 13 homes, including 10 one-bedroom and three two-bedroom homes. The new homes will be provided on the floors above the new community hall
Land at Swanton Gardens (Site D) - three homes, including a ground floor wheelchair user one-bedroom home and two two-bedroom homes
Land at Skeena Hill - six homes, including four one-bedroom and two two-bedroom
Land at Swanton Gardens (Site C) – five one-bedroom homes
Land at Victoria Drive (Site E) – five homes, with four three-bedroom homes

Will all of the new homes be affordable?

When are the planning applications being submitted?

The planning applications for the remaining sites within the Ackroydon Estate have now been submitted to the Local Planning Authority (Wandsworth Borough Council).

To view the applications please visit Wandsworth Council’s Planning Explorer using the reference numbers below to search for the applications:

Ackroydon Community Hall (Site B): 2024/1858
Swanton Gardens (Site C): 2024/2549
Victoria Drive (Site E): 2024/2637

As the applications have been submitted, the Council will run its own consultation and residents will be provided an opportunity to view our submitted plans and documents and provide further comments to the Council.

When is construction going to begin on the sites and how long will it take?

The planning applications for the remaining sites within the Ackroydon Estate have now been submitted to the Local Planning Authority (Wandsworth Borough Council).

To view the applications please visit Wandsworth Council’s Planning Explorer using the reference numbers below to search for the applications:

Ackroydon Community Hall (Site B): 2024/1858
Swanton Gardens (Site C): 2024/2549
Victoria Drive (Site E): 2024/2637

Later in 2024, we expect to hear if the planning applications for Ackroydon Community Hall (Site B), land at Swanton Gardens (Site C) and land at Victoria Drive (Site E) have been approved by the Council. If planning permission is granted, construction would start shortly afterwards.

Based on similar sized schemes and industry knowledge, we would expect construction to take approximately one-two years.

Car parking is an issue, where will new and existing residents park?

Parking Assessments have been undertaken by Paul Mew Associates, to assess the impact of the proposed developments on the local highway. The surveys concluded that there is sufficient capacity in the highway network to support the proposed developments.

The sites will provide car parking, as follows:

Ackroydon Community Hall (Site B) – one accessible parking space will be provided on Montfort Place
Land at Swanton Gardens (Site D) - re-provision of three parking spaces and one blue badge space
Land at Skeena Hill - reprovision of the existing five car parking spaces for existing residents.

Ackroydon Community Hall (Site B)

Are you planning to demolish the community hall?

Will a temporary community space be provided while construction is taking place?

Will the cost of hiring the community hall increase once it has been redeveloped?

Skeena Hill

Have there been any studies conducted to understand the impact on existing residents of both Skeena Hill and surrounds? How can they be accessed?

A Daylight and Sunlight Assessment has been prepared by Right of Light Consulting, who are Chartered Surveyors. The assessment demonstrates that the proposed development will have a low impact on the light received by existing neighbouring homes and will sufficiently safeguard the daylight and sunlight amenity of these properties.

Parking Assessments have also been undertaken by Paul Mew Associates to assess the impact of the proposed developments on the local highway. The surveys concluded that there is sufficient capacity in the roads surrounding the site and within the existing Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) to support the proposed development.

All assessments have been submitted to the council and form part of our planning application, which is publicly available.

How will the construction be managed?

Details relating to the construction process will be agreed at a future stage in the planning process within a detailed Construction Management Plan (CMP). The CMP will ensure that construction vehicles follow pre-determined routes to ensure drivers only use routes appropriate to their vehicle type, in addition it will set measures for managing noise and dust, working hours and general construction management.

The local community will have an opportunity to review and comment on the CMP when it is prepared and submitted to the council, following planning permission being obtained.

How will the new homes affect the annual service charges?

Have Your Say

Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback and attended the public consultation events from November 2022 to Spring 2024.

Click here to find out more about our next steps.

You can also visit our Downloads page to view all the consultation proposals for Ackroydon Estate & Skeena Hill.

Downloads

November 2022 – Public Drop-In BannersView/Download

November 2022 – Public Drop-In FlyerView/Download

November 2022 – Feedback FormView/Download

June 2023 – Public Exhibition Banners View/Download

June 2023 – Public Exhibition FlyerView/Download

June 2023 – Feedback FormView/Download

June 2023 – Webinar PresentationView/Download

March 2024 – Public Exhibition Flyer View/Download

March 2024 – Public Drop-In Banners View/Download

March 2024 – Feedback Form View/Download

March 2024 – Webinar Presentation View/Download

Contact Us

Thank you for taking the time to visit our website today. Should you require any of the information from this website in another format or hard copy please do get in touch with us on the details below.

By Phone

020 7446 6820

By Email

ackroydonestate@stantec.com

By Post

Ackroydon Estate Community Engagement Team
C/O Stantec
7 Soho Square
London
W1D 3QB

Our contact details have been updated, as employees of Barton Willmore have joined Stantec. Please note that our previous email address ackroydonestate@bartonwillmore.co.uk will continue to be monitored.

**Wandsworth Borough Council is currently looking to develop areas on the Ackroydon Estate and at Skeena Hill as part of the Homes for Wandsworth programme.**

Community Engagement

We began engagement with the Ackroydon Estate community in late 2022, to start to introduce ideas to develop five sites across the Ackroydon Estate and at Skeena Hill.

Have Your Say

What is the Homes for Wandsworth Programme?

The council is committed to investing in the borough and is bringing forward a number of sites as part of the Homes for Wandsworth programme.

Our Ideas – Find out more!

Meet the Team

Wandsworth Borough Council has appointed a professional project team to work with them to develop ideas for the sites. The team includes:

Our Timeline

FAQs

This section provides answers to some key questions, which were raised by the community during the consultation.

General

Ackroydon Community Hall (Site B)

Skeena Hill

Have Your Say

Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback and attended the public consultation events from November 2022 to Spring 2024.

Downloads

Contact Us

Thank you for taking the time to visit our website today. Should you require any of the information from this website in another format or hard copy please do get in touch with us on the details below.

By Phone

By Email

By Post

Weston Williamson + Partners (Architect)

Allen Pyke Associates (Landscape Architect)

Stantec (Planning & Communications & Engagement)