Weston Homes and partner Tesco have received a Resolution to Grant planning permission from the London Borough of Redbridge to transform the 10.4 acre Tesco store and carpark site at 822 High Road in Goodmayes into Lorimer Village, a new c. €580m (£0.5bn) mixed-use urban-village development.
Lorimer Village will provide 1,280 new homes of mixed tenure, a replacement Tesco store, 1,710m² of commercial space, a new 3-form primary school, 327m² village hall, 400m² community hub, landscaped gardens, parking facilities and public transport improvements. With an eight-year phased construction project anticipated to start on site in early 2022, Lorimer Village is one of the most important regeneration projects to be given the go-ahead in East London. The new urban village will provide 14 medium-rise residential towers, rising from 10 to 22 storeys, with biodiverse and brown roofs, connected a podium level to form nine linked buildings.
Masterplanned by Weston Homes, RDA Architects and Allen Pyke landscape consultants the striking buildings at Lorimer Village are designed around a new civic square, four large landscaped podium courtyards and tree-lined pedestrian boulevards, linking to a new station square and Goodmayes Railway Station. The buildings are set in 7.9 acres of landscaped grounds, school playground space, residential amenity space and landscaped roofscape, complete with tree-lined pedestrian walkways and public open areas. Final build completion and occupations are scheduled for late 2030.
Lorimer Village has the benefit of a range of eco-credentials. The new housing and commercial facilities will be 100% electric-powered using 682 PV panels sited on rooftops across the development. Alongside the biodiverse roofs and brown roofs there will be the ground and podium landscaped areas.
Bob Weston, Chairman & Chief Executive of Weston Homes said: “Weston Homes is delighted to have gained a resolution to grant planning for Lorimer Village, which will be delivering with our partner Tesco. Lorimer Village is one of several projects where Weston Homes is partnering with Tesco, regenerating unused land for new mixed tenure housing and employment generating commercial space. There is an urgent need to provide more low-cost housing for Londoners so collaborations like this between major retailers and housebuilders makes an important contribution.”
