Central Hill Estate
# Summary
Council housing in
Lambeth
Map denotes all geolocatable survey responses and news coverage in the London Borough of Lambeth.
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the act of improving a place or system, especially by making it more active or successful:
The Council is committed...Lambeth Council
Regeneration
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
- Survey response
Survey response 101
Postcode: SE19 1EU Tenancy: Leaseholder Provider: Lambeth Council Duration of problem: Since I moved in 5 years ago. The mould/damp comes...
- Survey response
Survey response 102
Postcode: SE19 Tenancy: Social housing, housing association Provider: Lambeth Council Duration of problem: 8 years Problem type: Damp and mould (both in...
- Phone conversation/interview with Sabine, an active member of the Central Hill Refurbish Don’t Demolish Campaign
# Media
# News articles
- 11/08/21, SW Londoner
11/08/21, SW Londoner
[!cite] >"The council have run down the estate physically and verbally, and they’ve run down the community." >-- Sabine Mairey Article in SW...
- 31/01/22, My London
31/01/22, My London
Article in My London, reporting a case of damp in Central Hill estate, endured by resident Maria Sousa. Lambeth Council's...
- 01/02/22, the Mirror
01/02/22, the Mirror
Article in the Mirror, reporting a case of damp in Central Hill estate, endured by resident Maria Sousa. Lambeth Council's...
- 11/08/21, Architects Journal
23/02/22, Architects Journal
[!cite] >"But like Minton, Elliott believes the disrepair at Central Hill is ‘more ideological’, with the council allowing the estate to...
- 14/06/22, London News Online
14/06/22, London News Online
Article in London News Online, reporting petition against the redevelopment of the Central Hill Estate, Lambeth. Right click and select...
- 02/07/22, Wandsworth Times
02/07/22, Wandsworth Times
Article in My London, reporting a ongoing maintenance probelems on the Central Hill estate, including damp housing. Highlighting the conditions...
# Social media posts
- 17/01/2015, tweet by Jennifer Brathwaite
Jennifer Brathwaite tweet
2015 tweet posted by Jennifer Brathwaite, former Deputy Leader and former Cabinet Member for Housing in Lambeth Council. Directly links...
- 22/09/2021, youtube video by Central Hill Refurb Don’t Demolish Lambeth Estates
22/09/21, Refurb Don't Demolish
{{}} From the group Refurbish! Don't Demolish! Central Hill. ...