£125m South London estate rebuild approved

London’s Lewisham Council has given the green light to the £125m regeneration of the 1950s-built Achilles Street estate in New Cross.
The £125m construction programme will see 278 homes built, delivering 60% affordable housing, new maker spaces and a major upgrade of streets and public areas.
The scheme replaces outdated housing with 122 new council homes for social rent and 44 shared ownership properties, increasing the number of social rent homes on the estate from 87. Nearly