Sutton Council has appointed Lovell as the preferred bidder to rebuild Elm Grove estate in the town centre.
Lovell has been selected to redevelop the existing homes – between Sutton High Street and Throwley Way – at a meeting of the Housing, Economy & Business Committee in July 2024. The new homes will meet high sustainability standards meaning more comfort, energy efficiency, and lower heating bills for residents.
The Elm Grove scheme will be located next to another key council project at Northern Gateway, opposite Asda, which will provide new high-street premises in the historic White Building for Sutton College, the borough’s adult education centre.
Both projects are key parts of the Council’s plans to transform the town centre. In the past few months, several key projects have started coming to life: the co-working and wellbeing space at Oru Sutton in the old BHS building opened to the public; works have started at the Northern Gateway and 137-145 High Street sites; and the new Throwley Yard cinema launched this summer in the former Chicago’s nightclub.
79% of residents voted in favour of the plans to redevelop Elm Grove in March 2022 and works are scheduled to start in May 2025. All existing eligible residents choosing to stay on the estate will be offered a new home.
Councillor Jake Short, Chair of Sutton’s Housing, Economy and Business Committee, said: “This is a really exciting step forward in the Council’s plans to build new quality and affordable homes for our residents in the heart of Sutton town centre, and tackle the Housing Crisis.
“Our new council homes across the borough have already been recognised for their high design and environmental standards. The selection of an experienced development partner means our goal to deliver incredible homes and open spaces for Elm Grove residents can now move to the next stage..
“We have been driven by what Elm Grove residents want their future homes to look like and now this vision is set to become a reality with construction works currently scheduled to start early Summer 2025.”
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