Hylands Road, Walthamstow

The development at Hylands Road in Walthamstow was completed in November 2022 and is Sixty Bricks’ biggest social rent scheme to date. All 120 homes have been built for council tenants.

• Four blocks containing 120 new homes.
• A mixture of one, two and three bedroom apartments.
• 13 homes have been designed as fully accessible for wheelchair users.
• Landscaped communal garden and a children's play area.
• Onsite secure cycle storage within the building for all residents.
• Disabled parking bays for people with blue badges to use.
• Solar panels fitted on the roof to convert thermal energy into electricity for the development.

Sixty Bricks, the Council owned development company is responsible for managing this building scheme. It provides homes across a range of tenures with a focus on increasing the supply of social rent housing.

Highway licence application (PDF)

• Winter 2022: Scheme completed and residents to move in. 
• August 2020: Planning application 202370 is validated and statutory consultation begins. Details of the application.
• Summer 2020: Demolition of the garages begins and existing flats begin.
• May 2020: Work restarts on site after being halted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Contractors will follow the advice of Government and the Construction Leadership Council.
• April 2020: Site hoardings will be erected during this week.
• December 2019: Planning Committee approves planning application.
• September 2019: Planning application, reference number 192987, submitted and statutory consultation took place. You can see the planning application. 
• August 2019: Public Engagement drop-in event