Hounslow Council’s wholly owned subsidiary Lampton 360 has selected Willmott Partnership Homes as its partner to build 1,500 homes across the west London borough.
The regeneration arm of Willmott Residential will work on a joint venture basis with the council to develop 11 initial sites owned by the borough and create 844 homes. The homes will be a mix of tenures, with 40% affordable, 40% open market sale and 20% private rent.
The first site for development is Nantly House on Lampton Road, which will provide 74 homes and commercial space and have a development value of £90m.
Five of the other 11 sites will follow later this year, and more sites will follow as Lampton 360 and Willmott Partnership Homes target the creation of 1,500 homes over a six-year period.
Hounslow is aiming to deliver 7,200 homes in the Hounslow Town Centre and Feltham Town Centre housing zones by 2026.
Willmott Partnership Homes chief operating officer Charlie Scherer said: “Our joint venture with Lampton 360 is an excellent example of how a forward-thinking London borough, in this case Hounslow, can speed up the unlocking of their surplus land to create new homes for their residents by bringing in added capacity that can deliver ambitious, multi-site programmes.
“Working in a truly collaborative, 50/50 joint venture will allow us to blend our knowledge together to accelerate the provision of new housing available for all tenures.”
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