Wandsworth council is planning to increase the number of affordable housing in the borough, with 85 new homes in Battersea, SW11.
Under the proposals, which are due to be discussed by councillors, the housing department would design and build the new homes at Hope Street, which could be a mix of properties suitable for single occupants, couples and families.
All would be offered for rent to local people with links to the borough who need low-cost housing.
The project follows the announcement in 2014 of a £4m council scheme to build 130 affordable homes in the borough. Across Wandsworth as a whole, more than 1,600 affordable homes are expected to be built in the next four years.
If the scheme is approved, the new homes would be constructed in Hope Street in Battersea, on the site of an ageing and underused sports facility.
The council’s housing spokesman Paul Ellis said: “London desperately needs more housing and of course there is a particularly need to build more affordable housing for people and families on low incomes.”
