Background to the Excalibur Regeneration Proposal

In this section you can find out more about L&Q's proposals to develop the Excalibur Estate in Lewisham.

In this section

• Frequently asked questions about the regeneration proposal
• Excalibur Estate newsletters

Background to the Regeneration Proposal

The Excalibur Estate in SE London comprises 186 prefab bungalows built in 1946 with an intended lifespan of 10 years. In 2005 the Council looked in detail into the cost of bringing all of its homes up to the Decent Homes Standard by 2010. They decided that, subject to tenants voting in favour, the best option for Excalibur was to redevelop the estate and provide new homes for the existing residents.

The initial proposal for a Stock Transfer eventually fell through in 2009 due to the financial consequences of the Global Economic Crisis, the fall in the housing market and the Grade II listing of six prefabs. However, the key principles of the project were retained and converted into Regeneration Proposals in Spring 2010. As a Regeneration scheme, the redevelopment is able to access government funding for the building of the new homes.

In July 2010 residents of the Excalibur Estate voted on the Regeneration Proposals put forward by L&Q and Lewisham Council. The results were published in August 2010 and revealed that over 56% of residents that voted were in support of regeneration, including the redevelopment of the estate. The overall project is dependent on government funding to and to this end, L&Q and Lewisham Council are currently in negotiation with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to secure the necessary money.

A planning application for the redevelopment was submitted to Lewisham Planning Department in November 2010 and we hope a decision will be make by March 2011.

The proposal

The proposals involve redeveloping the whole estate and rebuilding a mixture of affordable homes with additional flats and houses for sale, shared ownership and equity ownership to replace the current prefab bungalows. The number of homes on the estate will increase from 186 to 371 homes with associated community space, road system and infrastructure work.