Ferrier Estate
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The Ferrier Estate is a large housing estate
Housing estate
A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building design, so they tend to be uniform in appearance...

 located in Kidbrooke
Kidbrooke
Kidbrooke is a district of South East London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.The district takes its name from the Kyd Brook, a watercourse which runs from Orpington to Lewisham, by which point it is part of the River Quaggy...

, Greenwich
London Borough of Greenwich
The London Borough of Greenwich is an Inner London borough in south-east London, England. Taking its name from the historic town of Greenwich, the present borough was formed in 1965 by the amalgamation of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich with part of the Metropolitan...

, south
South London
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 London
London
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.

The estate is a typical example of system built social housing in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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 from the 1950s to the 1970s. The Ferrier is located to the south of Kidbrooke railway station
Kidbrooke railway station
Kidbrooke railway station serves Kidbrooke in the London Borough of Greenwich, south-east London. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern....

 and the A2 Rochester Way
A2 road (Great Britain)
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, to the north of the A20, to the east of Blackheath
Blackheath, London
Blackheath is a district of South London, England. It is named from the large open public grassland which separates it from Greenwich to the north and Lewisham to the west...

 and on the border of Eltham
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.

Construction and Decline

Ferrier was constructed by the London Borough of Greenwich
London Borough of Greenwich
The London Borough of Greenwich is an Inner London borough in south-east London, England. Taking its name from the historic town of Greenwich, the present borough was formed in 1965 by the amalgamation of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich with part of the Metropolitan...

 on an old brownfield site to the east of Blackheath. The Ferrier Estate was built on two sites. Site A, approved in 1967, consisted of five 12-storey towers (Clegg, Crozier, Goldmark, Leclair and Sala Houses). Site B, approved in 1970, consists of six 12-storey towers (Felton, Ronald, Stainer, Standish, Sterling and Wixom Houses). The estate was built using a system of concrete panels, usually manufactured on site rather like the Thamesmead
Thamesmead
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 estate in order to enable buildings to be erected quickly.

In 1999, Prince Michael of Kent
Prince Michael of Kent
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 and the British Security Industry Association started a property-marking initiative at the Ferrier Estate, due to its notoriety as a 'burglary blackspot'.

In 2001, a large terror cell and terrorist training facility was found on the Ferrier Estate.

Regeneration

The Kidbrooke Regeneration is a £1billion scheme to demolish the Ferrier Estate, and replace it with a new community. The regeneration will include the construction of 4,398 new homes, 300000 sq ft (27,870.9 m²) commercial
Commerce
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 and retail
Retail
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 space, a new 100 acre (0.404686 km²) park, a new school
School
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, and additional features.

Timeline of Developments

Between 1999 and 2003, detailed work was carried out by Greenwich Council
Greenwich London Borough Council
Greenwich London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Greenwich in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Greenwich is divided into 17 wards, each electing three councillors...

 to assess the future of the Ferrier Estate. It was concluded that a full-scale regeneration
Regeneration
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 was the best option.

In July 2004, the Kidbrooke Vision scheme was given approval by the government
Government of the United Kingdom
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In January 2006, Berkeley Homes and Southern Housing were chosen as developers for the Kidbrooke Vision scheme.

In November 2007, Berkeley homes chose Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands is a practice of architects, urban designers and masterplanners established in 1986 and practicing out of London.-History:...

 as architects to design the regeneration masterplan.

In March 2009, demolition began on the Ferrier Estate.

In April 2009, Greenwich Council approved the masterplan designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands is a practice of architects, urban designers and masterplanners established in 1986 and practicing out of London.-History:...

.

In June 2009, final planning permission for the Kidbrooke Regeneration scheme was granted by the Mayor of London
Mayor of London
The Mayor of London is an elected politician who, along with the London Assembly of 25 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London. Conservative Boris Johnson has held the position since 4 May 2008...

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In September 2009, the ground-breaking ceremony for Phase 1 of the Kidbrooke Regeneration took place, heralding the start of construction.

In January 2010, demolition began on the Ferrier Estate. A notice was served stating that demolition would be finished by 25 January 2012, a reasonable period within which to carry out the proposed demolition.

In March 2010, planning permission for Phase 2 of the Kidbrooke Regeneration was approved by Greenwich Council.

As at August 2011 much of the Estate had been demolished, particularly to the west of Kidbrooke Park Rd, although some residents still awaited rehousing. Houses and flats in Phase 1 (on the former Harrow Meadow football ground at the south-east of the development area) were occupied.
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