Thames View House redevelopment
The existing building of a concrete block of flats was built in 1972 and situated in Thames Mead Estate. The block was previously owned by Elmbridge Borough Council and was transferred to Elmbridge Housing Trust.
Since its completion the original building has been continually adapted to meet the needs of residents; however, it has reached the point where it is simply no longer fit for purpose. The site is located within Walton-on-Thames, an approximately a 10-minute walk from the town centre and close to our Case House office. The redevelopment required the decanting of existing PA Housing tenants into new homes with us and the preschool currently occupying the ground floor community space.
Our Vision
The redevelopment of Thames View House is not only an opportunity to replace an outdated, failing building with higher quality homes but also to completely transform the lives of local residents through the creation of a far more attractive living environment. It has a strong fit with our strategic objectives, self-delivering a wholly affordable housing scheme, social rented homes and community infrastructure, and it is named a priority scheme within our Corporate Plan 2021-23. The scheme is located within one of our priority areas for development and will also deliver new homes at a high level of sustainability.
We will deliver
- A “fabric first” approach to development, making the building as thermally efficient as possible
- Energy-efficient heating system lowers the building's carbon emissions
- Photovoltaic panels on the flat roofs, in order to generate renewable energy onsite
- 20% of parking spaces with electrical vehicle charging facilities, and install infrastructure that will enable us to increase this proportion to 50%
- Biodiversity, through living roofs, bird and bat boxes and bee-friendly planting
- A brand new preschool on the ground floor for our youngest residents
Our Partners
- Principal Contractor – Hill Partnerships
- Local Authority – Elmbridge Borough Council
- Employer Agent - Calfordseaden
Our updates
Hill Partnerships were awarded the building contract in March 2022, works are targeted to start on site this summer and the building programme is planned to last 24 months, from start to finish.
Site updates
Weekly site updates are released every Friday, for the following week
Your questions?
We have produced a full list of FAQs with more information about the redevelopment.
Please get in touch with our Regeneration team to learn more about the project.