{"id":180729,"date":"2023-10-10T16:40:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T16:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=180729"},"modified":"2023-10-10T16:40:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T16:40:22","slug":"our-town-is-being-swallowed-by-550-newbuilds-our-roads-cant-handle-it-it-already-takes-us-2-hours-to-travel-4-miles-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/lifestyle\/our-town-is-being-swallowed-by-550-newbuilds-our-roads-cant-handle-it-it-already-takes-us-2-hours-to-travel-4-miles-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Our town is being 'swallowed' by 550 newbuilds\u2026 our roads can't handle it, it already takes us 2 hours to travel 4 miles | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

RESIDENTS who live in a town which is being "swallowed" by 550 newbuilds say their roads can't handle it.<\/p>\n

Developer London Square plans to build seven tower blocks up to eight storeys high in Crayford, South East London.<\/p>\n


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The company purchased the former Electrobase site from Skillcrown and Purelake NewHomes last month.<\/p>\n

The \u00a3180million development will have a total of 559 homes, including 240 for shared ownership and social rent.<\/p>\n

John Harris, 65, said his family are considering moving to the north of England because they are fed up of developments in outer London towns.<\/p>\n

"I'm just fed up with seeing the whole area in general being overloaded with new homes," he told MyLondon.<\/p>\n

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"The infrastructure can't cope now, roads are overcrowded. It's just getting to be a joke. <\/p>\n

"Recently, it took me an hour and three quarters to get from here in Crayford to Hawley, which is four miles away."<\/p>\n

Kathy, 67, who has lived in Crayford for her whole life, described the newbuilds as "monstrosities".<\/p>\n

While Katie Walker, 39,\u00a0added: "That's a lot of people to be building for. This is just a little town. I know we need housing, but they don't seem to think about doctors, schools, all that kind of stuff, and the congestion as well."<\/p>\n

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Planning consent was finalised in August for the site by the London Borough of Bexley.<\/p>\n

A London Square spokesperson said: "As part of the scheme,\u00a0a riverside walk will be created along the River Cray, opening up the site for the first time for residents and local people \u00a0to walk and cycle.<\/p>\n

"London Square always takes a collaborative approach when delivering new homes and we are working with the London Borough of Bexley and residents in the area, to address any concerns raised by some local people.<\/p>\n

"A dedicated liaison team will begin talking to residents in the area, in advance of construction getting underway next year."<\/p>\n

"The shared ownership homes will be made available first to people living in the area, giving them the opportunity to own a home of their own," they added.<\/p>\n

The Sun has contacted the local authority for comment.<\/p>\n


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