Lambeth council to build affordable homes and cut carbon emissions

By Toby Porter

Lambeth council’s wholly owned housing delivery company, Homes for Lambeth, can build 20 affordable homes on Ropers Walk, Trinity Rise.

The scheme, now approved by the borough’s planning committee, aims to cut carbon emissions by 80 per cent, as the council tries to become carbon neutral by 2030.

Jitinder Takhar, chief executive of Homes for Lambeth said: “This marks another significant moment for Homes for Lambeth as we continue to increase the number of high-quality homes in Lambeth.

“The 20 new homes at Trinity Rise will also provide many more genuinely affordable new homes with 14 of the new homes at council-level rent.”

The borough’s lead member for housing Councillor Matthew Bennett said: “I’m delighted that these new homes have secured planning permission.

“This will see the amount of council housing at Trinity Rise more than double, with a nearly threefold increase in the number of family-sized council homes.

“These new homes will be larger than the ones they replace and will see an 80 per cent reduction in carbon as part of our commitment to fighting the climate emergency.”