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| Self-build Scheme at Walters Way, Honor Oak Park |
The Council has
identified the Watergate
School site on Church
Grove (only a few years ago the proposed location for a traveller
site) for 16 self-build homes.
The Council says it's re-introducing its
self-build scheme as a further step towards meeting the growing demand for
social housing in the borough and to provide new skills for unemployed local
people.
The scheme has
been designed for people on Lewisham’s housing waiting list who want to develop
their skills in house building trades such as electrical, carpentry, plumbing
and bricklaying – and who also want to build their own home.
The initiative will be supported by the National
Self-Build Association and run in partnership with an experienced house builder.
Another self-build scheme in Honor Oak Park (see photo), completed in the 1980s, was the first project of its
kind in the UK
and gave rise to similar projects around the country.
Applicants need to be a Lewisham resident and be on
the Lewisham housing waiting list. For more information and to register your
interest email housing.matters@lewisham.gov.uk
or call 020 8314 9163.
Robert Sheppard
