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he Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) is currently embarking on a new homes delivery programme which will see it deliver a total of 600 homes across the borough, including a minimum of 300 social rent homes as well as open market homes to rent and a variety of community and employment facilities. The phased programme, named ‘New Homes, Safer Homes’, saw Phase 1 completed at the end of 2024 and comprised three projects, including Acklam Road. RBKC identifi ed potential plots within the borough which would be developed within the programme; Plots 5 and 6 on Acklam Road were chosen as “key sites” for Phase 1, with RBKC leading the initiative and appointing Morgan Sindall as
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contractor on the project which comprises a total of 32 new apartments.
The homes developed under the scheme were built to a high standard, with prioritisation of high insulation levels, a “careful” selection of construction materials and methodology, and installing heating and hot water systems that utilise renewable energy in order to both reduce energy bills, and help the council work towards zero carbon objectives. Located less than a mile from Grenfell
Tower, the Acklam Road project was progressed with a particularly sensitive approach as a result.
It was vital Morgan Sindall brought the right people on board to collaborate on the project, and with the outline design having
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