A group of residents in Battersea are opposing a regeneration scheme which is threatening their houses.

Eight freehold houses at Ganley Court, in the Winstanley Estate, are opposing the planned construction of 2,500 homes and a leisure centre at Winstanley and York Road estates.

A planning application has been lodged with Wandsworth Council and a decision will be made in the summer. The plans follow a six year consultation, after a joint venture between the council and Taylor Wimpey Central London.

A 16-page letter, co-signed by residents from the eight households, read: "This regeneration scheme ultimately threatens to demolish our well maintained low rise freehold family houses".

"Ganley Court homeowners unanimously reject the demolition of their properties. We also object to the proposed construction of a leisure centre with a 32-storey tower metres from our homes.

"If this planning application is given approval, construction could start on this from next year. We will be completely overshadowed and dwarfed by a skyscraper while we await our demolition in 10 or so years."

The two estates, known locally as “The Winstanley”, are a mix of high-rise towers and “slab blocks” built between 1956 and 1972. They quickly gained notoriety for vandalism and poor conditions, where the Clapham Junction riots began in 2011.

In total, about 750 households on the estates will be rehoused in the new buildings and will be largely mixed in with new private homes. Affordable housing will make up 35 per cent of the total and there will be 110 flats for social rent.

A Wandsworth Council spokesperson said: “Wandsworth Council is meeting all of its statutory legal obligations ahead of this application being considered by the planning committee in Spring/Summer 2019.

“A total of 7,602 consultation letters were sent to residents in January at which point all relevant documents and drawings relating to this application had been uploaded onto the council’s website.

"In respect of the planning application, residents have been given 30 days to make any representations to the council. Objections from Ganley Court residents have been received and posted on the application webpage. These will be considered as part of the planning process by members of the Planning Applications committee.

“The 21 days period refers to a different statutory obligation which falls on the applicant to serve notice on all landowners and leaseholders affected by this application.

“In both instances the correct legal process have been followed throughout.”