Housing charity searches for BTR operator on Ealing estate regeneration with 138 additional homes

The scheme would therefore provide 138 net additional homes, half of which will be let by Dolphin Living at a discount to market rent. The other half will be sold to a BTR operator and let at market rent.

The homes will be built through a combination of infill development, including a new mews street, as well as an additional storey being added to some homes.

Dolphin Living said the additional homes would fund the refurbishment works to the existing homes as well as landscaping and improved security on the estate.

Thermal and energy efficiency, external facades and access will be improved on the existing homes. New and refurbished homes will benefit from air-source heat pumps and solar panels.

The refurbished homes will target a BREEAM Excellent rating and Energy Performance Certificate rating of Band B.

By retaining some homes, Dolphin Living said the plans included a 19% carbon saving compared with a complete demolition and redevelopment approach.

The regeneration plans have been designed by architect Bell Phillips. Residents who lived on the estate when Dolphin purchased the homes, all of whom pay a discounted rent, will be offered a new or refurbished home on the estate.

The housing charity acquired the Mount Close Estate in 2016 from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime.

Olivia Harris, chief executive of Dolphin Living, said: “Those living on the estate are central to our plans and we have taken on their feedback in creating our vision for the future of the estate.

“This includes new homes and the comprehensive refurbishment of the existing ones, along with proposals to dramatically improve the public realm and setting of the estate.”

Dolphin Living owns 800 rental homes in inner London boroughs, with a further 300 in planning. Over 70% of its homes are let at intermediate rents, with the remainder being provided for market rent or acute housing need.