The council is planning to build on several existing estates The council has promised to listen to residents concerns about plans to build homes on existing estates. In 2019, the council looked into bringing forward a series of sites for infill development, where vacant or under-used parcels of land within existing urban areas are developed. They form part of the Building for Lewisham programme, a plan to build council homes across the borough to tackle the 10,000-strong housing waiting list, mainly by the council’s housing company Lewisham Homes. According to a report on its programme requirements, which went before mayor and cabinet on Wednesday (May 19), the earmarked sites include Valentine Court in Perry Vale, estate in Dacres Road, Perry Vale, Drakes Court in Forest Hill, Greystead Road Estate in Forest Hill, Hensford Gardens in Sydenham, Markwell Close, Prospect Close, and Peter’s Path in Sydenham, and Walsham Road in Telegraph Hill.�