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18 February 1998
The successful mixed use scheme has been submitted by the Greenwich Millennium Team, a consortium comprising Countryside Properties PLC, Taylor Woodrow PLC, Moat Housing Group and Ujima Housing Association. The proposal incorporates nearly 1400 mixed tenure homes fully integrated with ancillary commercial uses, community facilities and a network of sustainable modes of transport.
The scheme embodies the highest quality of urban design as well as leading edge thinking on energy and water efficiency and a revolutionary approach to building new homes. The world famous architect, Ralph Erskine, has drawn up the master plan creating a neighbourly and inclusive community which fully integrates different lifestyles.
Working closely with English Partnerships the consortium will soon be submitting a planning application for the initial phase of development. Work is due to commence on the site by autumn this year with the first homes occupied in Spring or early Summer 1999 enabling the Millennium visitor to see and experience the shape of things to come.
The Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott commented:
"The show piece development we were looking for when we launched this development competition and the approach to be adopted on other brown field sites is now well on its way to becoming a reality. The new community will be a tangible, living exemplar of sustainable development - providing a new environmentally friendly way of 21st century living."
Anthony Dunnett, Chief Executive of English Partnerships said:
"English Partnerships, working with its Advisory Panel, is delighted with the quality of response from the development industry to the challenge laid down in the competition. Selecting on scheme from four excellent commissions was extremely difficult but that submitted by the Greenwich Millennium Team best addressed all the criteria we established."
Alan Cherry, Chairman of Countryside Properties PLC said:
"I believe our scheme will revolutionise British thinking and practice about how to build new homes and how they perform. Future residents of the Millennium Village will benefit from homes which set new standards in the use of light, space, energy and water and for their build quality."
Colin Parsons, Chairman of Taylor Woodrow PLC said:
"This consortium and Taylor Woodrow PLC as a whole is committed to the use of innovation, New technologies and processes which we have been researching for 5 years will deliver real value - dramatically improving build economy, quality, future flexibility and savings on energy costs."
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Susan Driver Tel 0171 976 3231
English Partnerships Fax 0171 976 8017
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Ralph Luck
English Partnerships Tel 0171 730 9399
David Crewe Tel 0171 813 3050
David Crewe Associates
Notes to Editors
English Partnerships is the government’s urban regeneration agency. Our task is to regenerate derelict vacant and under-used land and buildings in partnership with public, private and voluntary sector organizations to transform areas of need into quality places for people to live ad work.
English Partnerships is committed to the creation of a mixed use community for London Greenwich Peninsula and has obtained planning permission for the following:
- 6,500 jobs
- 3,000 mixed tenure homes
- 16,250 sq m retail space
- 65,000 sq m mixed use development including offices
- 20,000 sq m of commercial leisure uses including a multiplex hotel
- 22,500 sq m of employment uses
- 3,250 sq m of educational and community uses
- A 20 hectare (50 acres) park throughout the site, complemented by a riverwalk.
The total development will see the creation of 6,500 jobs and 3,000 mixed tenure homes.
The Millennium Village proposal is the first phase of this development and will see the creation of approx 1400 homes and associated facilities.
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Information correct as at 18/02/1998