4 March 2014
A former gravel pit and landfill site in Dagenham is to be transformed with the building of 400 homes thanks to the “Crossrail effect”.
The Lymington Fields development is being built near Chadwell Heath station, which is to be a Crossrail stop when the route opens in 2018.
Developers Lovells are building the homes on one of the first public brownfield sites owned by the GLA and released for development by Mayor Boris Johnson.
The site will include 116 homes for affordable rent and 43 for shared ownership, with the first on sale by summer next year. Prices will start at around £250,000 for a three-bed.
Deputy Mayor for housing Richard Blakeway said: “It is a good example of how Crossrail is opening up development sites.”
