Land of community
Sue Wheat on how a resident-led project could lay the groundwork for a new type of housing development It’s...
Tag: housing
Locals fear health risk of gasworks development
Developer plans 575 homes for Leyton site, reports by James Cracknell Residents living near a gasworks in Leyton have...
Report into boy’s murder highlights housing issues
By Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporter Waltham Forest Council could have housed the family of murdered 14-year-old boy Jaden...
Central Parade plans approved
Report by Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporter The Central Parade development in Walthamstow has been granted planning permission –...
Tube station’s £18m revamp
Report by Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporter An expanded and step-free Leyton Underground Station is due to open in...
Council secures Score Centre scheme success
Report by James Cracknell The Score Centre housing development won planning permission at Waltham Forest Council’s first live-streamed meeting....
In the dark
Marlowe Road Estate resident Michelle Edwards sees her patience worn thin as power cuts blight council tenants still living...
Borough had decade’s biggest house price rise
Council housing chief says gentrification “not a term I use”, reports James Cracknell House price rises in Waltham Forest...
Estate homes plan modified
Concerns from residents “taken on board” as council submits planning application, reports James Cracknell Waltham Forest Council has modified...
Going deeper
Local architects Carolin Mertens and Martin West present their vision for a more energy efficient and healthier borough Waltham...