Thousands more council, social rent and low rent homes will be delivered over the next decade, as the council sets its course to 2050.
The council has committed to starting 6,000 new homes as well as investing £278 million to make existing council homes safer, more comfortable and cheaper to run in neighbourhoods people can be proud of.
Neighbourhoods is one of the five themes of The Borough that Creates, our vision for 2050. The vision is for everyone to live in a neighbourhood, not just a home.
It comes as the council completed its award-winning development in Kidbrooke Park Road, where 452 new homes,100% of which are social housing, have been built for local families. The homes come with a nursery, shops, play areas and 200 new trees on the doorstep.
Councillor Jackie Smith, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing, Greenwich Builds and Estate Regeneration, said:
Everyone deserves a safe and comfortable home they can afford to stay in. At Kidbrooke Park Road, 452 council homes mean 452 roofs over the heads of families who needed somewhere secure. This development shows what a decent new neighbourhood can look like, and the power of council housing.
But there’s more to do. Over the summer, residents told us the standard of homes and streets depends too much on your postcode. We want neighbourhoods people are proud of across the whole borough. That’s why we’re investing in our council homes and making sure there is the same standard on every street.”
The council’s corporate plan, agreed on Wednesday 21 October, sets out the first steps for 2026 to 2030. This includes commitments to preventing homelessness before it happens and reducing the number of families in temporary accommodation.
The plan commits to starting 6,000 council, social rent and low rent homes, so people who grow up here can afford to stay. Greenwich Builds has already delivered more than 1,000 new council homes, with hundreds more under construction.
Work is underway on a new strategy to support people with different housing needs, to help prevent homelessness and reduce the number of people in unstable temporary accommodation. Residents can take part in that consultation until 20 December.
The council has also begun exploring ways to protect private tenants through stronger licensing and planning laws that protects them from exploitation by landlords and ultimately ensures that they can have safe, secure living conditions.