Nearly 30 new council homes are to be built in Hackney, London.

A long disused boiler house on Pedro Street in Clapton Park will be demolished to make way for 26 'affordable' homes as part of Hackney Council's housebuilding programme.

The site is one of more than 20 that will provide almost 2,000 new Council homes between 2018 and 2022. Overall, the development will replace the building with a mix of family-sized and smaller homes that meet the local need in the area, as well as an improved public space linking the homes to Gilpin Square.

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Kim Wright, Group Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing, said: "This empty boiler house has long been derelict, and these new Council homes will put local people first and help improve the area as a whole.

"The Council's Housing Strategy sets out the need for more genuinely affordable Council homes to meet demand, and this project will help us deliver on that ambition."

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