Dolphin Living has submitted a planning application for the refurbishment and expansion of its Mount Close Estate in Ealing.
The proposal, which has been submitted following extensive consultation with existing residents and neighbours, will see 138 additional homes delivered, 50% of which will be let at a discount to market rent.
The new homes will fund the refurbishment works of 29 of the existing homes as well as other estate enhancements.
Residents who were living on the estate when Dolphin purchased the homes in 2016 from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, all of whom pay a discounted rent, will be offered a new or refurbished home on the estate once complete.
Designed by Bell Phillips, the new homes will be delivered through a mixture of infill development, including a new mews street, as well as through an additional storey being added above some existing homes.
Dolphin Living also intends to deliver enhanced public realm, landscaping and amenity space, including two new community squares, two new communal gardens and dedicated informal ‘play on the way’ spaces.
Olivia Harris, chief executive of Dolphin Living, said: “Providing affordable housing for working Londoners is at the core of Dolphin Living’s purpose. That’s why we chose to purchase the Mount Close Estate back in 2016 and since then have been continuing to invest in it while also drawing up proposals for a more significant enhancement and expansion of the estate. Those living on the estate are central to our plans and we have taken on their feedback in creating our vision for the future of the estate.
“This includes new homes and the comprehensive refurbishment of the existing ones, along with proposals to dramatically improve the public realm and setting of the estate. All those living at Mount Close in 2016, when Dolphin purchased the estate, will be offered a new or refurbished home at a discounted market rent. This has been encapsulated within our now submitted planning application, which we look forward to being determined in due course.”
