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If there’s one thing about London, it’s that new homes are almost always being built. As we speak, there are plans for an entire new town in west London, 6,000 new homes in the northwest, 900 in south London and a whopping 20,000 in the southeast – and that just scratches the surface. Now, it looks like there could be thousands of new homes coming to Wandsworth.
The southwest London borough has unveiled its ‘growth plan’, mapping out its new ‘growth corridor’ – an area that has been specifically designed to boost economic development and population growth. One of its major promises is that it’ll build up to 14,400 new homes along that corridor over the next decade.
The plan highlights the capacity for 8,400 new homes to Nine Elms, 3,000 to Clapham Junction and 3,000 to Wandsworth Town, with the council pledging to prioritise ‘genuinely affordable homes for local people’. It also says that it’ll be able to slash living costs by refitting existing properties.
The council’s vision also involves improving transport in the borough, with facelifts for Clapham Junction, Wandsworth Town, Battersea Park and Queenstown Road stations.
Howard Dawber, London’s deputy mayor for business said: ‘With strong existing infrastructure and real assets, including the UK’s busiest interchange at Clapham Junction, Wandsworth has a major role to play in unlocking the inclusive and sustainable growth we need to see across London over the next decade.
‘The mayor and I are committed to working with boroughs across the capital through the London Growth Plan to build a fairer and more prosperous city for all.’
There is already a ‘Homes for Wandsworth’ programme underway, which has seen more than 600 homes built in the area since November 2024 and is on track for 1,000 new council homes in the area by 2029.
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