"The few residents still living in an iconic brutalist estate in south-east London marked for redevelopment have called developers pure evil for trying to displace them. Developer Peabody has said it is trying to keep the strong community of South Thamesmead together by offering residents financial support to buy new homes in the area. Plans to demolish the Lesnes Estate in Thamesmead and replace it with 1,950 new homes were approved by Bexley Council in 2022."
"Since plans to redevelop the 1960s estatemade famous for featuring in the 1971 film A Clockwork Orangewere approved, most of its residents have found accommodation elsewhere. Residents and campaigners who remain on the estate appealed to the former Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Angela Rayner to call in the planning application and overturn its approval. However, officials on behalf of the housing ministry declined to call in the application last month."
"Those that remain are unwilling to uproot themselves from the estate they call home and from the properties they purchased several years ago. Rose Asenguah has lived in her house for 18 years. It's been home to me, she said. I love it. I feel comfortable and happy here. During the nearly two decades she has lived in Lesnes with her husband Matthew, she has watched their three children grow up and be part of a vibrant and friendly community"
Lesnes Estate in Thamesmead is slated for demolition and replacement with 1,950 new homes after Bexley Council approved the plans in 2022. Most residents relocated, but roughly 80–100 households remain in the nearly 600-property estate. Developer Peabody offers financial support for residents to buy new homes locally and says it aims to preserve the South Thamesmead community. Remaining residents and campaigners appealed to Angela Rayner to call in the planning application, but housing ministry officials declined. Some households are negotiating with Peabody, while others refuse to leave longstanding homes, citing emotional ties and concerns about securing mortgages at older ages.
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