Greenwich and Bexley

The estate will be transformed into a new community of 4,400 new homes, which will be a mix of social and private housing.

The name Ferrier will be dropped and the new neighbourhood will be called simply Kidbrooke.

The developers Berkeley Homes, one of the biggest building firms in the country promise there will be a minimum of 1,900 affordable homes. This includes 70% rented accommodation and 30% key workers/shared ownership homes.

A minimum of 35% of the overall homes will be made up of family homes which will have 3 bedrooms or more.

John Anderson, the director of Berkeley Homes told BBC London: "This is a very exciting project for us. It's the biggest land development in London possibly the UK. "

According to the Greenwich Council, all existing residents on the estate have a priority for the new housing. But 70% of tenants have told them they wish to move off the estate and not return.

Some residents though are worried they would be welcome on the new development.  Azara Issifu has lived on the Ferrier for several years.  “I have not been given reassurances I will be able to move back after the regeneration, " she said.
“It has broken up the communities that have lived here. Where will we go?"

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Leaseholders' concerns

One of the other issues worrying residents concerns homeowners, some of whom feel they have not been offered the correct price for their properties.  Greenwich Council have said they will give 90% of the market value to leaseholders.

But Elizabeth and Dennis Eve who bought their home from the GLC claim the council estimations are wrong and are waiting for a better offer.

They have now been given a compulsory purchase order which they say they will fight. "It was a surprise to us as the council said they didn't want to CPO but  we're relieved in a way. It's been eight years and now we have something tangible to oppose," Elizabeth told BBC London.

As more and more people move away, the estate is also becoming a more isolating place to live.

Mohammed Ajami fled Somalia with his family. He says the Ferrier is becoming dangerous.

"Rat, vandals, and gangs of young people are here now," he told BBC London. "Drug dealers come in the middle of the night.  I hear them shouting and fighting."

Dangerous

Cllr Peter Brooks denied there was too much trouble. "There are no gangs, " he declared. "There is some graffiti but that happens all over London.  We will make sure it's a pleasant place to live until the last person has moved out."

Kidbrooke lies between Blackheath and Eltham and is 15 minutes away from Central London.
Berkeley Homes admits they are trying to attract the Canary Wharf commuters as well as provide homes for the indigenous population.

John Anderson from Berkeley Homes said: "There is little this site doesn't offer.  This place has a fantastic location."

Berkley Homes redeveloped the Woolwich Royal Arsenal which was once an armament works. They created over 1,200 new homes, 35 % of them affordable homes. The private homes are billed as an “exclusive riverside development”. The properties are valued between £250,000 for 1 bed flat going up to £450,000 for a 3 bedroom apartment.
 
The plans for the Kidbrooke Vision  are now on display to residents at various public libraries in Greenwich. They can also be viewed online at

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