Mount Anvil has submitted plans for 274 homes at Lots Road South in Chelsea in partnership with Kensington and Chelsea Council.
Designed by PRP Architects, the plans provide 45% affordable housing by habitable room, which includes 53 social rent general needs homes and 65 social rent extra care homes, all designed to be tenure blind.
The brownfield regeneration site sits within the wider improvement plans for the Lots Road area and forms part of the council’s new homes delivery programme, which aims to build 600 homes across the borough, 300 of which will be for social rent and key workers.
Mount Anvil was selected as development partner for the site by the council in February 2023. In addition to the new homes, the plans comprise 2,038 sq m of non-residential floorspace, including a café and ceramics studio, 684 sq m of affordable workspace, and a 274 sq m community centre, which will replace the existing outdated and underutilised commercial buildings on the site.
Emma Will, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea lead member for property, said: “This planning application is a major step forward in delivering the new, affordable homes that our residents need. The plans for Lots Road South include homes for social rent, specialist extra care housing, community space and affordable workspace – and they reflect the priorities our residents have told us matter most. Local people have shaped these proposals at every stage, and our close working relationship with Mount Anvil is helping to turn those ambitions into a reality.”
Marcus Bate, partnerships, planning, communities and sustainability director at Mount Anvil, added: “We’ve worked closely with the local community and Kensington and Chelsea Council to shape our plans for Lots Road South, and we’re proud to put forward a scheme that includes 45% affordable homes and would deliver almost half of the council’s 600-home target. It is a big step toward meeting the borough’s housing goals and creating a new neighbourhood that residents of all ages will be proud to call home.”
