Balfour Beatty takes £65m Kensington housing scheme

Balfour Beatty subsidiary Mansell has won a £65million design and build contract to redevelop Wornington Green Estate, London, for Kensington Housing Trust.

Mansell will build 324 high-quality homes and provide improved facilities and open space as part of the overall Wornington Green regeneration scheme. Fifty five per cent of the homes will be for affordable allocation and 45 per cent for open market sale.

Construction work will start in Autumn this year with completion scheduled for 2014.

Balfour Beatty chief executive, Ian Tyler, said:

“We are delighted to have been awarded this project and look forward to working with the Kensington Housing Trust in partnership with local stakeholders to enhance the Wornington Green area for the community.”

Kensington Housing Trust is part of the Catalyst Housing Group, with whom Mansell has worked for over seven years.

The overall Wornington Green regeneration scheme, which is estimated to be worth over £250million, will provide up to 1,000 homes and additional commercial space and will further integrate Wornington Green into the North Kensington neighbourhood.

Work on the further phases of the scheme will be awarded later in the year.