Harriott, Apsley and Pattison Houses
Newsletter September 2025
Dear Residents,
You’ll have noticed that there’s been a lot of activity around your estate since the early summer. The pram sheds have now all be vacated and the council’s development partner Vistry have installed site hoarding around the pram sheds and the former adult care centre, making the area safe for the demolition of these buildings. The estate Residents Panel met with the project team, staff from Vistry as well as the council’s Neighbourhood Housing Officer for your estate on 10th September to share updates and hear any live issues facing residents
Come and hear the latest news on the scheme
The council and Vistry would like to invite all residents of the estate to an engagement event, to give you the chance to hear from the team about all areas of the project and ask any questions you may have. Attendees will include:
• Representatives from Vistry will be on hand to discuss construction matters,
• the Council’s appointed valuer Tim Surry (from JLL) will be available for leaseholders to progress their buyback conversations,
• colleagues from the council’s Housing Options team will be there for Tenants to address any concerns or discuss any changes in circumstance.
It would be great to see you at either the Saturday 11th or Tuesday 14th at Stepney City Farm.
Event date:
Saturday 11th Oct at 10am – 1pm
and
Tuesday 14th Oct at 4 – 7pm
Venue: Stepney City Farm, Stepney Way September 2025
Construction Update
Since the last newsletter, you will have noticed less on-site activity, while Vistry completed site surveys for pre-commencement planning conditions. Vistry has also been working to get dates from the statutory authorities to disconnect services to the adult care building. Once the services have been disconnected and planning conditions approved, demolition can start. A newsletter will be shared with residents ahead of demolition starting to confirm timescales.
There have been a few issues of concern raised by residents with the project team to do with rubbish collections and concernsregarding anti-social behaviour. Residents of the estate were very quick to contact the council so that we could act on this with expediency. We very much appreciate residents getting in touch with us so we can address issues quickly and appropriately to lessen the impact of the works.
Residents Engagement Event Venue
Vistry Site Contact
Stefan Taylor - stefan.taylor@vistry.co.uk
Council Officers
Sabaj Uddin – Sabaj.uddin@towerhamlets.gov.uk or 0207 364 2534
Imelda Burke – Imelda.Burke@towerhamlets.gov.uk or 07966023672
Your Independent Tenant & Leaseholder Advisor
Mo Ali – M.ali@ppcr.org.uk or 07940 431503
Compulsory Purchase Order 2025 - Confirmation
HAP Compulsory Purchase Order 2025 – Inquiry Documents
HAP Compulsory Purchase Order 2025 - Core Documents
You can view London Plan (CD 3.2) and the Local Plan (CD 3.3) via the following links: Local Plan part 1, Local Plan part 2, and London Plan.
Phases
What we showed you in December 2024
Update December 2024
During 2024, the scheme crossed a number of milestones. In March the process began to select a developer partner who would help finance and construct the scheme; in June a revised planning application incorporating the standalone community building and improved fire safety measures was approved by the Council’s Development Committee; in October the Mayor’s Cabinet authorised officers to request the use of Compulsory Purchase Powers from the Secretary of State; and in December the Developer Partner selection process was successfully completed.
New Preferred Developer Partner Appointed!
We are delighted to announce that Countryside (part of the Vistry Group) have been appointed as the council’s preferred developer partner. This is a huge milestone for the project and the culmination of a lot of work during 2024, including input from the members of the Residents’ Panel. The initial contract was signed on 17th December 2024. Enabling works and demolition of empty buildings is due to complete in 2025.
As you will be aware, the scheme will be delivered across two phases, with Phase 1 now due to complete at the beginning of 2028 and the scheme in its entirety in early 2031.
The council will be hosting some drop-in sessions with Countryside and the Project Team in the new year for residents to come along and meet the team, as well as hear more of what will happen in 2025 and beyond, and answer any questions you may have. We will write to you again in January with the date and further information.
Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) documents
Thank you to everyone who responded to the request for information packs issued in November in relation to the Council’s CPO process. Many of you will recall that we have always said a CPO would be a necessary part of the regeneration scheme (as with all such schemes in Tower Hamlets), but that this is only a precautionary measure, in the unlikely event that the council were unable to arrive at a voluntary negotiated settlement with any leaseholder within the estate. Voluntary negotiations will continue during 2025.
Selling Your Property
You can get a valuation of your home at any time. If you are a resident leaseholder, this does not oblige you to buy into the new scheme at this time, it will simply help inform your decisions. During 2025 the team will be working with Countryside to set out for leaseholders the process of committing to purchase a new Shared Equity home, ensuring maximum flexibility for leaseholders in the process, so no one is locked-in too soon. We have already written to tenants and resident leaseholders asking what their intentions are and whether they would like to remain on the estate or move away, but people's circumstances do change, so please get in touch if this is the case for your household. For now, please take advantage of having your home surveyed for free so that you are informed of what your property is currently worth. There is more information in the Rehousing Guides which can be found on the scheme webpage, including details of how you can obtain your own valuation, which the council will reimburse you for. If you would like your property surveyed by the Council, please contact Tim Surry at JLL on 07548 099 645 or email tim.surry@jll.com
Council Officers
Sabaj Uddin – Sabaj.uddin@towerhamlets.gov.uk
or 0207 364 2534
Imelda Burke – Imelda.Burke@towerhamlets.gov.uk
or 07966023672
Your Independent Tenant & Leaseholder Advisor
Mo Ali – Mali@ppcr.org.uk
or 07940 431503