Winstanley and York Road news archive

Older news relating to the regeneration of the Winstanley and York Road area.

Date News
May 2024 Residents have been asked to select their new block name from an approved list of possible options, all of which celebrate the heritage of the local area and the influential Women of Battersea. This Block 5 flyer has more information about choosing the name.
July 2023 Construction of the first new road on the York Gardens development started. The new road, Benfield Lane, will serve the new replacement council homes at Block 5. View the construction newsletter.
October 2021 Ground 10A consultation - Offers of accommodation and vacant possession of Pennethorne House. View the Ground 10A information pack and the Resident letter.
February 2021 Enablement works on York Gardens. View the construction leaflet

November 2020

York Gardens construction. View the Next Phase leaflet and the construction update

October 2020

Notice of intention to appropriate and dispose of open space land at York Gardens. View details of the York Garden appropriation.

July 2020

Consultation: Closed Draft Local Lettings Plan for Winstanley and York Road Development. There were three key changes in the updated development phasing plan. Comments on the draft local lettings plan could be submitted by 31 August 2020.
January 2020 The Planning Committee resolved to approve plans for 2,550 homes, 35 per cent of them affordable, plus a range of community facilities on the Winstanley and York Road Estates.
October 2019 Grant Road utility works, disruptions to local traffic on and near Grant Road from Friday 25 October to Sunday 10 November 2019, including weekends. The works were required to install utility services to the new school, church and homes in Phase 0. View more information about the utility works.
October 2019 The re-consultation on the hybrid planning application for the masterplan went live. Full details of the application, environmental statement, plans and other documents submitted with the application are available to view online using Search planning applications and by entering the reference number: 2019/0024.
January 2019

Consultation on hybrid planning application - the planning application (2019/0024) went live in January 2019.

November 2018

Midgard procured as the main contractor for phase 0 of the project. Work to start on site in December 2018. View the boards from the phase 0 update exhibition in October, and the phase 0 update newsletter.

June 2018

View the boards from the June Regeneration Update Exhibition.

February 2018 The public consultation showing the latest design developments on key elements of the regeneration plans took place in February 2018.
February 2018 Planning application for the land north of Grant Road (the first phase of development) has been submitted.
February 2017 Taylor Wimpey appointedas the preferred bidder to work with the Council to regenerate the Winstanley and York Road estates.