Second phase of Newham affordable homes project has been submitted

The English Cities Fund (ECF) has submitted a planning application to London Borough of Newham detailing the second phase of the Manor Road Quarter – a new community development that is being created in Canning Town.

The project, on which work commenced in September 2021, is designed to bring more affordable homes to the area as people are squeezed by current financial pressures.

Phase one has just passed the halfway point of the build and it features a landmark 32-storey tower and 335 new homes, alongside ground-floor retail units and public space.

The next stage of the venture, which has been proposed by the ECF – a joint venture between nationwide placemaker, Muse, Homes England and Legal & General, one of the UK’s leading financial services groups – will create 290 homes across four new buildings, along with new leisure and amenity space.

Subject to planning approval, the second and third phases will see Manor Road Quarter bring forward a further 449 homes, making for a total of 804 new homes in Canning Town, of which 50% will be affordable. The completed neighbourhood will also feature a 2.5-acre park that will help encourage active travel through new walking and cycling routes.

In addition, the new development, which is being delivered in partnership with the Greater London Authority’s Homes for Londoners’ team, London Borough of Newham and Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing Association, will feature large cycle storage, in line with Greater London Authority guidelines.

Given its very close proximity to London Underground and bus routes, only 24 car parking bays will be provided to encourage the use of sustainable and more active modes of transport.

Duncan Cumberland, Residential Director at the ECF, said: ‘We’ve been investing in Canning Town for a long time and feel Manor Road Quarter, which follows on from the new homes we created next door at Rathbone Market, is a key catalyst in revitalising the area.

‘Aside from the new places we are creating, phase one has already delivered so many valuable benefits in terms of jobs, apprenticeships, training opportunities for the community, along with bringing investment into the local economy. We hope to continue that through phase two and beyond.’

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