Overview
- The planning committee refused permission after a lengthy hearing, concluding the project’s disruption, stress and risk to community cohesion would outweigh any gains.
- Flagship’s £250m, 20-year proposal for the 1,100-home estate sought to demolish hundreds of properties and deliver about 500 additional homes through phased rebuilding.
- Residents who campaigned against the plan celebrated, citing years of uncertainty over potential compulsory purchases, loss of green space and prolonged construction impacts.
- Flagship said it respects the decision and will review next steps, including a possible appeal or revised proposals, while pledging to keep working to improve the estate.
- Critics accused multiple landowners of allowing long-term neglect, leaving unresolved questions over maintenance and how to tackle housing need and disrepair without wholesale demolition.