Havering Council Revises Proposed Heights Of New Romford Development Following Local Residents Anger.

Havering Council has revised the proposed maximum heights for the new development on Como Street car park. In the summer, the Havering Daily joined Councillor David Taylor and residents living near Como Street, to see the impact the new developments would have on their properties.

Residents showed reporters the huge detrimental impact the height of the new developments would have on their lives. The tower blocks would overlook directly on to properties near Como Street, leaving them no privacy whatsoever and lowering the price of their properties drastically. They spoke of how sitting in the garden would now be gone as everything they did would be like living in a fish bowel. What was once a quiet road, with a close knit community, would now be ruined by the endless row of tower blocks going up in front of them.

Romford Councillors David Taylor and Nisha Patel have worked with residents, alongside the Romford MP Andrew Rosindell, to have the height of these tower blocks reduced to allow some privacy for residents.

Yesterday, the council announced it had listened to residents and was lowering the height of these tower blocks.

The proposed development is a mix of small number of three storey houses, and a series of apartment blocks at different heights, which includes a four, six, seven, eight and one nine storey block.

This decision comes after extensive consultations with local residents and stakeholders, who voiced their concerns about the scale and impact of the original proposals, which allowed for a maximum height of 12 storeys.

In response, the Council has worked closely with developers, Mercury Land Holdings, to ensure that the revised plan addresses these concerns while still delivering much-needed housing and community amenities within the town centre housing zone.

Councillor Graham Williamson, Cabinet Lead for Development and Regeneration, said:

“We are honouring our election promise not to allow overdevelopment, whilst also trying to balance the need for homes for local people in the borough. This comes together with ensuring there remains ample car parking elsewhere in the town centre and the financial constraints we face in Havering, all of which are well-known issues to residents.

“By reducing the height of the Como Street development, we believe we have found a balanced solution that respects the wishes of our residents while meeting our development and financial goals, as we continue to prioritise the voices of Havering residents in shaping the future of our borough.”

The view from a residents garden of the new developments and the lack of privacy they would now have.

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