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Central Hill Estate

    # Summary

    Council housing in Lambeth

    , earmarked for demolition in regeneration plans

    Regeneration

    ONE : the act of improving a place or system, especially by making it more active or successful: The Council is committed...

    10/4/2022

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    With 476 homes are earmarked for demolition, Central Hill is the largest of Lambeth’s five estates earmarked for demolition. Lambeth says that it is demolishing the estate because the cost of refurbishing the existing homes is £44,000 per dwelling when its average cost for other estates is only £16,000 and that the Council simply doesn’t have the £18.5m required. Residents and campaigners, however, claim the high cost of refurbishment is being exaggerated by the Council and proponents of the plans.

    # Timeline

    • 1966-1974: Central Hill estate built, designed by Rosemary Stjernstedt, Roger Westman and the Lambeth Council planning department.
    • December 2014: Estate first earmarked for potential regeneration.
    • 2016: Decant and re-housing programme started.
    • 2019: Lambeth is estimated to be spending £94m alone on buying back leasehold properties across its 5 estate demolitions.
    • November 2020: Lambeth approved a ‘kick-start’ initial phase of redevelopment involving a decanted block previously used for temporary housing.

    # Testimony

    # Media

    # News articles

    # Social media posts

    Central Hill EstateLambeth CouncilRegenerationSurvey response 101Survey response 10211/08/21, SW Londoner31/01/22, My London01/02/22, the Mirror23/02/22, Architects Journal14/06/22, London News Online02/07/22, Wandsworth TimesJennifer Brathwaite tweet22/09/21, Refurb Don't DemolishSurvey response 082Survey response 091AylesburyBlake CourtEastfields, High Path, and RavensburyAccumulative dispossessionBallotsBarnsbury Estate ballotGentrificationManaged declineNeglectRegulation of Social Housing30/06/22, the Guardian15/04/22, My London01/06/22, Southwark NewsPeabody GroupSurvey response 051Interview 10Interview 03(ill)HealthShame & embarrassmentFinancesAusterity/media/Mirror 22-07-01Resistance