Unmet need for housing
Barking and Dagenham Council is addressing unmet housing needs by approving new affordable homes on Green Belt land.
Barking and Dagenham Council's Planning Committee approved 300 affordable homes on Green Belt land at Crowlands Golf Centre in October 2026. This development, part of a larger scheme for 1,298 homes across Barking and Dagenham and Havering, will provide homes split between social rent and key worker living rent, with 56% designated for social rent.
The approval by Barking and Dagenham Council's Planning Committee on 14 October 2026 addresses the unmet need for housing, which is the difference between required and planned homes. The 300 homes at Crowlands Golf Centre are entirely affordable, with 44% for key worker living rent.
Key facts
- Barking and Dagenham Council approved 300 affordable homes at Crowlands Golf Centre in October 2026. Source
- The homes are on Green Belt land. Source
- The development is part of a larger scheme for 1,298 homes across Barking and Dagenham and Havering. Source
- 56% of the 300 homes are designated for social rent. Source
- 44% of the 300 homes are for key worker living rent. Source
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