Wandsworth Council has secured a commitment for circa 203 new council homes as part of the next phase of the Battersea Power Station development, with the aim of completing the homes in 2029.

The announcement was made at a Council meeting on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, where Councillor Matthew Tiller praised the Labour administration for securing the homes, which will be located on Phase 5 of the Battersea Power Station Development, fronting the east side of Kirtling Street, SW8, as part of the Homes for Wandsworth Programme.

Councillor Tiller stated that the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station is a remarkable achievement, but that under the original master plan, the development was supposed to include 636 affordable homes. He added that in 2017, the previous Conservative Administration approved a deed of variation that reduced this to 386.

He said:

Through persistent engagement and a far better working relationship, the council has now secured a commitment for around 200 new council homes as part of the next phase at Battersea. This will make a real difference and goes a good way to restoring the level of social and affordable housing originally expected.

Councillor Aydin Dikerdem, Cabinet Member for Housing, reiterated that the council had stuck to its guns and fought for the best deal for the people of Wandsworth. He confirmed that the new council homes would be built by the council's in-house development team.

Councillor Dikerdem said:

This is our development team, flexing the municipal power of the local state, our in-house development team building council housing on this land that we will run and that we will own. And I think that is a testament to the kind of politics and the culture that we have built in Wandsworth.

He also thanked Councillor Simon Hogg, Leader of the Council, for his support in securing the deal.

Councillor Simon Hogg has created a culture in Wandsworth where we fight and stand up for our residents and he also protects us to do our job and to do it, to do it not just on the back foot but with pride, to be proud of our politics, to be proud of our ambitions.