The latest design for the Wood Street hub (WF Council) A council has denied untrue claims that it plans to house a probation service next to a primary school. The former Wood Street library site in Walthamstow is to become a “families and homes hub”, with a planning application expected in January and demolition work already underway. The new building will include nearly 70 homes and office space for council services, including “a small number of” appointments for young offenders. A group of “concerned parents” have objected to the idea of young offenders attending appointments next to the Woodside Primary Academy, on the assumption they will misbehave in the area.