Regeneration work has commenced on a key stretch of Garratt Lane in Earlsfield on council-owned brownfield land.

Leader of Wandsworth Council, Councillor Ravi Govindia, and Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Jonathan Cook recently joined Will Higgins, Declan Higgins and Joe Leedham from Higgins Homes on a visit of the site.

The site has now been cleared and was previously occupied by vacant council-owned buildings including the Atheldene Centre, some ageing shop units and a car park. It also includes council-owned 'brownfield' land fronting Atheldene Road, Wilna Road and Waverton Road.

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Plans for the site will deliver more space for the Brocklebank GP Practice plus a pharmacy on the corner of Swaffield Road and Garratt Lane and 193 new homes. Of this total, 86 will be affordable homes which will be made available to lower income families in Wandsworth.

Councillor Ravi Govindia, Leader of Wandsworth Council, said: "It is a real pleasure to break ground on another exciting project for Wandsworth. This is another great example of how we believe that developments are about much more than simply bricks and mortar. The new health centre and pharmacy on this site, as well as a significant proportion of affordable housing, will deliver the infrastructure improvements necessary to build communities and neighbourhoods that our residents can be proud of.

"It is especially pleasing to see that the scheme has been phased in a way that enables the existing health centre and pharmacy to continue to operate until the new buildings are ready for occupation, thus creating as little inconvenience to residents as is possible on a scheme of this size."