The first images of the planned £1 billion new neighbourhood and park replacing the “challenged” south London estate where rappers So Solid Crew grew up are published today.
Under the proposals most of the blocks on the sprawling “Soviet-style” Winstanley and York Road Estate next to Clapham Junction will be demolished to make way for more than 2,200 new homes, including 1,148 for private sale.
The images were published today to mark the formal signing of a partnership between Wandsworth council and contractor Taylor Wimpey, which will oversee the 10-year works.
Facilities such as a gym, fitness studios, eight-court sports hall, eight-lane 25-metre swimming pool, library and children’s centre will be built where ageing concrete towers stand today.
The estate was built between 1956 and 1972 on the site of condemned Victorian slums, but gained a reputation for crime and deprivation.
The occupants of all 530 social rent homes will be given replacement flats on the new estate and owner-occupiers will be given shares in new homes. It is hoped the work will open up pedestrian routes between Clapham Junction and the river.
