Council to decide on ‘unsuitable’ Shakespeare Road housing development
Lambeth council officers are recommending that councillors accept plans for a 218-flat development at the Brixton end of Shakespeare Road – although there is...
Council planning committee rejects proposal for scrapyard in residential area
Lambeth council's planning committee tonight (27 July) unanimously rejected an application to build a large metal recycling plant in West Norwood.
It did so on...
Council to swerve Cressingham Gardens judicial review with new planning hearing
Lambeth council has cancelled permission for its own housing company to demolish 12 homes on the Cressingham Gardens estate, the Architects Journal reports today (23 July).
The...
MP will urge council to veto scrapyard scheme
Helen Hayes, MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, will next week personally urge a meeting of Lambeth council’s planning committee to veto a new...
Brixton housing association wins £12m funding for new homes
Brixton-based Ekaya housing association has plans to build more than 65 new homes in South London over the next three years with £12m funding...
MP, councillors join rally against scrap site
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Opponents of plans for a new scrapyard in West Norwood that would have major implications for Brixton and most of Lambeth rallied outside the...
‘HGV threat to Brixton roads’ warning
Roads in central Brixton and around Brockwell Park could see a significant rise in heavy lorry traffic if plans for a new waste processing...
Lambeth private rents among most unaffordable
Private rents in Lambeth are among the most unaffordable in London for single renters, the campaign group Generation Rent shows today (29 April).
But renting...
Mayor Khan to decide on Popes Road tower, asks for comments
London mayor Sadiq Khan has taken over the planning application for a 20-storey tower on Pope’s Road in central Brixton and is inviting people...
Six-year campaign over damp flats leads to council legal action
Lambeth council has started legal action against three housing associations as a result of sustained campaigning on behalf of local residents in the St...
Pope’s Road tower: is council serious about climate change?
The Victorian Society, a charity that campaigns for historic environments, has called on London mayor Sadiq Khan to overturn Lambeth council approval of plans...
Mayor tightens policy on tall buildings like Popes Road tower
The Architect’s Journal, the trade publication for the profession, has drawn attention to policy developments in London that could have a bearing on plans for...
Herne Hill tenants welcome council improvement order
The London Renters Union (LRU) has welcomed Lambeth council’s announcement that it will serve an improvement notice to compel the landlord of Dorchester Court...
Brixton Hill flats sell fast
A property company says that it recently sold half the 14 flats in a Brixton Hill development in a single week.
The sales are further...
Brixton MP urges councillors to reject ‘overbearing’ Pope’s Road tower
Local MP Helen Hayes has joined English Heritage and the Brixton Society in their continued opposition to plans for a 20-storey tower on Pope’s...
The battle for Brixton: ‘Skyline versus people’
Plans for a 20-storey office block on Pope’s Road would be massive change in the heart of Brixton, and campaigners for and against the...