The proposals for land at Bessborough Road will provide 13 new/relocated car parking spaces, including three accessible spaces and two electric vehicle charging spaces.

The car parking spaces provided in the southern off-street car parking court will be available for existing residents.

Where possible we have also looked to provide alternative garages on the estate to residents who currently rent garages on the site.

While we are not planning to replace any of the existing garages, the proposals for land at Bessborough Road will provide 13 car parking spaces including three accessible spaces.

In addition to the new parking spaces, the proposals include high-quality new landscaping and improvements for wheelchair/ pushchair access on Highcross Way and Bessborough Road.

We are aware of the new bin enclosure that is proposed to be located in the southern car park, of land at Bessborough Road, for residents living in Highcross Way. We will be incorporating and proposing a location for the new bin store within our design and plans for the site.

Secure cycle storage will be provided within the proposed new building for future occupants and we are exploring opportunities to provide some bicycle storage in the landscape.

We are keen to provide alternative garages where possible to residents who currently rent garages on land at Bessborough Road. We have been working closely with our non-residential team at Wandsworth Council to understand the estate wide garage occupation and rentals.

The proposed new building is approximately 12-13m away from the nearest building on Highcross Way. The building has been sensitively designed with consideration of the surrounding area and as a result there will be no windows directly overlooking the existing building on Highcross Way.

The proposed primary windows of the new homes will be facing towards Bessborough Road and the proposed communal garden. The windows on the wall facing the existing building on Highcross way will either be obscured by louvres or angled to face Bessborough Road.

At the ground floor level, new proposed planting and landscaping improvements will also provide a level of screening between the existing and proposed buildings.

Yes, all homes delivered as part of our proposals will be for council rent, which will help to meet the needs of our residents now and for generations to come.

Wandsworth Council faces an ongoing housing crisis. The council has a waiting list of over 11,000 households, of which 2,403 are classified as homeless (March 2022 figures). The Homes for Wandsworth programme is one major intervention the council is implementing to help meet this challenge, by delivering 1,000 new homes for council rent.

The programme will deliver well-designed, new homes to high environmental and sustainability standards, while also adding value to our housing estates through sensitive improvements to landscaping and community facilities. Some of the sites being brought forward for development as part of the Homes for Wandsworth programme are located on the Alton Estate, including land at Bessborough Road.