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The Action Group
Pepys Estate
Deptford
London SE8

email : tag@mcad.demon.co.uk

A Voluntary Group of tenants and residents on the Pepys Estate, Deptford. Evelyn ward London Borough of Lewisham.

Advice on rights, information and support
Housing, planning and the environment
Health and well being

Dedication plaque - Pepys

The plaque reads >

THE PEPYS ESTATE WAS OPENED ON 13TH JULY 1966 BY
ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET
THE EARL MOUNTBATTEN OR BURMA KG.
This estate built by the Greater London Council stands on the
site of the Royal Victoria Dockyard founded over 400 years ago
Here Samuel Pepys, Secretary of the Royal Navy,
ordered the fitting out of the Fleet for the Dutch Wars and here
through the centuries British warships were built and rigged.
IT IS NOW DEDICATED TO THE PEACEFUL ENJOYMENT & WELL BEING OF LONDONERS

Aragon Tower, Pepys estate, Deptford SE8

Aragon Tower - viewed from the Foreshore after completion of new works and re-occupation in the private sector June 2006.
Up for sale in 2005, and before sale and refurbishment, March 2003; then 100% social housing.

Aragon Tower - June 2006 Aragon Tower - June 2005 Aragon Tower - March 2003

Views of Marlowe House, Pepys estate, March 2003
A view looking down from nearby Daubeny Tower, Upper Pepys park and Convoys Wharf in the background; and a view from Grove Street looking across lower Pepys park.

Marlowe House aerial view from Daubeny Tower Marlowe House view from Grove Street

Marlowe House, June 2005 ... the site obtained for demolition Marlowe House - June 2005 - view from Pepys park

TAG took action to protect tenants rights and sought to keep Aragon Tower - then a 26 storey tower block - to remain as social housing, not to private sector sale.

Seeking also the refurbishment for high quality social housing, not demolition, of the five low rise housing blocks on Pepys - known as Barfleur House, Doblen Court, Limberg House, Marlowe House and Millard House. A total of 222 housing units.

Hyde Housing Association were granted planning permission to demolish and rebuild new housing units totalling 251 units, later revised upwards to 267 units.

View of the Hyde new build on Pepys - on former site of Marlowe House and Millard House ( see photo above ), each of which had 53 units of 1-bed, 2-bed, 3-bed and 4-bed maisionette style flats - totalling 106 units. The construction was made up from a poured on site concrete frame and brick faced.

There are 8 identical blocks of maisionette flats on Pepys estate, known as the London Wall by the Greater London Council architects. All of these identical blocks were refurbished under the Pepys estate Action Programme 1992-2002.

Marlowe House and Millard were awaiting their turn in that Programme of refurbishment, before the change in policy by Lewisham Council.

The Hyde new build has 108 units of 1-bed, 2-bed and 3-bed flats ( revised upwards from 92 units after a late planning revision in December 2005, following on from first approval in February 2005 ).

The construction is made up from a new technique for the structure consisting of large wooden frame panels - manufactured off-site - and fitted on site, the building assembly is later brick faced and plaster rendered to then appear similar to a conventional bricks and mortar build.

Hyde HA now hold the freehold for these properties. As well as the sites of the former Barfleur House, Doblen Court and Limberg House. A mixture of Assured Tenancy for rent and Shared Ownership.

The overall result has been the loss of 366 social housing units - Secure Council tenancies. 144 lost to the private sector with Aragon Tower, and 222 lost to a Housing Association - Hyde.

The replacement has been 156 private luxury flats with Aragon Tower - 5 new penthouse level floors added to give a total of 29 floors to the tower block. Together with 267 new Housing Association flats - only 7 of which are houses. Giving a total of 411 new units from the overall scheme, at an increased density.

Lewisham Council's Unitary Development Plan allows for an even greater density of occupation to be granted owing to Pepys being adjacent to the River Thames.

The Pepys - Hyde HA new build 2006

Hyde HA new build, on Marlowe House site - view from Grove Street 2006 Hyde HA new build, on Millard House site - view from Grove Street 2006

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