Marks Gate estate
Homes under threat: 500
Landlord: Barking and Dagenham Council
Ballot Status: Required
Planning Status: Pending
Developer: BeFirst
Circa 500 homes have been earmarked for potential demolition by Barking and Dagenham Council.
Barking and Dagenham's draft Local Plan 2019-34 has singled out the Marks Gate estate and neighbouring Chadwell Heath industrial estate area for comprehensive redevelopment on the basis that it will soon benefit from a new Crossrail station.
It says that detailed proposals will be drawn up in a masterplan and presented in a Supplementary Planning Document.
In the meantime, 53 homes on the estate have been earmarked for immediate redevelopment by the Council in Padnall and Reynolds Courts.
Barking and Dagenham's options appraisal report claims that residents in these blocks have reported damp and condensation issues and that the homes on this site don't maximise their economic potential.
The scheme is being progressed by the Council in conjunction with its subsidiary affordable housing company Reside which provides intermediate rented housing "to people who are in employment, but can’t afford to buy or rent privately and have limited access to social housing"
Links:
BeFirst's dedicated website for the scheme: https://yourcall.befirst.london/hub-page/marks-gate-matters
