Colville Estate

A masterplan for Colville Estate was developed in 2012, which proposed 935 new homes to replace the original 432 that were no longer fit for purpose.

The regeneration of the estate is one of our largest, and the redevelopment is taking place over seven phases.

Phase 1

The first phase, Bridport House, was completed in 2011 and included 41 council homes for returning residents and local residents in housing need.

Phase 2

The second phase was split into three, which is broken down into:

Phase 2A and 2B

The first two phases were completed in 2019 and included Clift House and Dorchester House. This included:

• 70 council homes for returning residents and local residents in housing need
• 11 shared ownership homes for people living or working in Hackney who can’t afford to buy outright but won’t be prioritised for social housing
• 35 homes sold outright to help pay for the project in the absence of sufficient government funding

Phase 2C

The area which currently comprises of Rosemary House, Sillitoe House and 1-4 Harvey Street will be replaced with:

• 93 new mixed tenure homes over two plots including:
  • 52 social rent homes for local residents in housing need
  • 19 shared ownership homes for people living or working in Hackney who can’t afford to buy outright but won’t be prioritised for social housing
  • 22 homes sold outright to help pay for the project in the absence of sufficient government funding
• a new energy centre which will serve the whole of the new Colville Estate
• a new community centre
• a communal courtyard garden for residents
  New landscaped pedestrian routes with pocket parks.

We’ve also been engaging with returning residents on the internal fit-out of their new homes in Phase 2C and expect them to move into their new homes in late 2024.

Phase 3

The third phase was completed in 2018 and included the Anthology Towers.

The plans included Mono and Duo Towers comprising 198 homes for private sale to help pay for the project and a commercial space on the ground floor, which was leased back to the Council.

Phase 4-7

We are still developing proposals and ideas for the remaining blocks and phases in the regeneration.

We anticipate these phases should be completed in 2030 and will be sure to update residents as we move through the project.

We want regeneration to benefit as many people as possible, so as well as the new homes we’ve proposed a number of improvements to the wider area. These include:

• a new community centre
• a communal courtyard garden and podium garden for residents
• new landscaped pedestrian routes with pocket parks
• commercial spaces
• 180 bicycle parking spaces
• food growing areas
• formal and informal playspace throughout the estate
• a new energy centre which will serve the whole of the new Colville Estate

We’ve also rethought the street layout in order to link the neighbourhood with surrounding areas and make the previously inward-looking estate feel much safer.

These plans are creating improved public spaces, better amenities for existing residents and a fair recovery from the pandemic – including three new schools and a state of the art new leisure centre, and providing training and employment opportunities for Hackney residents.

• Architects: Karakusevic Carson Architects (Masterplan, Phase 1 and Phase 2), David Chipperfield (Phase 3)
• Construction: Higgins Construction (Phase 2) and Anthology Hoxton Press (Phase 3)

A lot has changed since the Masterplan for Colville Estate was developed in 2012 so we’ve had to make a few changes to bring the proposals up to modern standards.

These changes affect Phase 2c, which will complete Phase 2.

These changes have come about following a thorough design review process, involving both our architects and CETRA.

We have submitted a planning amendment to our original application, which is expected to be approved late in 2021.

• New London Architecture 2019 – Housing (Hoxton Press)
• RIBA London Award 2019 (Colville Estate)
• London Planning Awards 2018 – Best Borough Led Project
• Housing Design Awards 2012 – Mayor’s Housing Design Guide Award and Community Consultation Award (Bridport House)
• Premier Guarantee Awards 2018 – Multi-Storey Development of the Year (Hoxton Press)
• TPAS Awards 2019 – Team of the Year (Higgins)
• Civic Trust Awards 2020 regional finalists (Branch Place)