Key Worker Living Rent
Barking and Dagenham Council recently approved 300 affordable homes, including key worker living rent, at Crowlands Golf Centre.
Barking and Dagenham Council's Planning Committee approved plans in October 2026 for 300 affordable homes at Crowlands Golf Centre. These homes, part of a larger 1,298-home scheme across Barking and Dagenham and Havering, will be entirely affordable. Of these, 44% are designated for key worker living rent, a type of affordable housing for key workers, and 56% for social rent.
The council's Planning Committee made this decision in October 2026, subject to a Section 106 agreement. The development is located on Green Belt land. There are no further council meetings currently scheduled to discuss key worker living rent specifically.
Key facts
- Barking and Dagenham Council approved plans for 300 affordable homes at Crowlands Golf Centre in October 2026. Source
- 44% of the approved homes at Crowlands Golf Centre will be for key worker living rent. Source
- The Crowlands Golf Centre development is part of a larger scheme for 1,298 homes. Source
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