Building new homes for Marks Gate

We are underway with building new affordable homes in Marks Gate as part of the Padnall Lake development positioned on the land alongside the A12.

Our vision is for a new part of Marks Gate where people and nature come together. The aim is to create an area of modern homes as well as biodiversity and play, for walks, sports and cycling, in a much-improved environment.

The key features are:

• up to 260 high quality, affordable council-owned homes
• energy efficient with a sustainable power source
• alongside the southern edge of the site to maximise green space and create a sound buffer
• improved landscaping and biodiversity – with a new linear park and children’s play areas
• better connection to Chadwell Heath with an improved, safer entrance to the underpass
• built using modern construction methods to reduce disturbance and improve sustainability

Plans were developed following consultation with residents and submitted in a planning application to the council in August 2020. Planning permission was granted in March 2021 and construction for Phase 1 began in May 2021.

In Spring 2022 further consultation was carried out with residents to look at and discuss the detailed design for Phase 2. We also formed the Marks Gate Community Forum to take part in a series of co-design workshops that helped to shape the final landscape and public realm design.

The design plans for Phase 2 were submitted to the council in September 2022, the application number is 22/01564/REM.

Updated plans for Phase 1 were submitted to the council in September 2022, the application number is 22/01492/VAR.

You can view these on the council's website by typing the postcode RM6 5ER in the search box.

Find out more!

• Watch our brand-new walkthrough video of Padnall Lake Phase 2
• Raise the profile of local residents and be part of the conversation by joining the Marks Gate Community Forum
• Take a look in more detail – you can download the proposals for phase 1 and phase 2
• Find out more - read our commonly asked questions or ask questions of your own
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