Hampden Lodge Planning Application Withdrawn

P0713.08 – Demolition of existing care home and construction of three residential buildings extending to three to four stories in height, to provide 58 residential units (6x studio, 17x 1 bed, 32 x 2 bed and 3 x 3 bed flats), with 58 car parking spaces.

Havering Council have this week announced that Bellway Homes, have withdrawn their planning application to demolish the former Care Home, Hampden Lodge and to build 58 flats on the site. It is understood that the plans were to be refused by the Councils planning department.

Cllr Andrew Mann (Havering Park Res Assoc) said “The Collier Row & Mawneys Residents Association was very concerned about this application. Hundreds of residents contacted us by e-mail or letter to object to this scheme and over 1000 people signed petitions, largely with concerns about the size and bulk of the development, lack of parking and amenity space, along with the traffic implications in Clockhouse Lane”.

Over 100 people recently turned out for a demonstration against the plans on the site.

Residents Association Action Member, Denis Stevens said “This was a big housing development for Collier Row and we feel disappointed that neither the Council nor the developers had the decency to speak with the local residents or local Councillors before making the application; it has caused a lot of upset in the community, not least because the Council will only receive the money once contracts have been exchanged, on condition of receiving planning permission”.

Sadly, by withdrawing the scheme, the developer has the opportunity to make a fresh planning application, free of charge to Havering in the next few months for a slightly modified scheme, so the plans to build on this site have not gone away

The Residents Association would like to thank the hundreds of people who wrote and e-mailed objections and to more than 1,000 who signed petitions. We are also grateful to the one hundred plus people who turned out for a demonstration against the plans. The hard work put in by many residents has been a great help in highlighting the issues about this application.