Central Hill is made up of 450+ homes in the far south of the borough. It is located very near to Crystal Palace, not far from Gipsy Hill train station.
Lambeth Council have set out in their engagement plan to improve engagement and community empowerment on their estate projects. As part of this engagement plan, Lambeth Council are also conducting an options appraisal process on Central Hill to review different ways the estate can be renewed.
An options appraisal process is how the council will decide which, out of a variety of options is best for your estate. The process will involve looking at the following factors – Value for Money, Residents Priorities, Wider Benefits to the area, deliverability (are there things that need to be considered to deliver), sustainability, to decide which option is best for the future of your estate. This will also include a survey of the properties and communal areas on the estate to assess their condition.
What are the options?
Maintenance – The council will identify areas of your estate which need maintaining and create a rolling programme of works, usually between 5 and 10 years, but otherwise the estate will stay the same.
Refurbishment – The council will make improvements to the estate but won’t fundamentally change the buildings of layout. This could include new flooring, window, kitchens, bathrooms.
Retrofit – The council will carry out work to preserve the structure, but make improvements to the buildings, this could include insulating walls, replacing doors and windows or new heating/energy systems to make the buildings more energy efficient.
Demolition and Rebuild – The council will demolish the existing homes and replace them with new ones.
For more information about estate renewal and options appraisal at Central Hill, please click here.
NewmanFrancis is an independent organisation who specialise in community engagement.
We have been commissioned by Lambeth Council to carry out two events to report on resident priorities for the future of their estate.
As part of our role, we will be holding two events of different content to hear and capture your community’s views about your priorities.
Thank you to all the residents we spoke to on our two engagement events on the 11th and 29th November 2023. We appreciate all your input and we hope to work within your community again in the future.
You can find a summary of the findings in the document below, including a brief overview of the next steps.
Resident feedback document: CentralHill_LBL_FeedbackDoc_Apr24
For more information about the Central Hill project, click here to visit the commonplace
If you have any questions you can still contact us on 0800 644 6040 (freephone) or emailing us at lambeth@newmanfrancis.org
A picture speaks a 1000 words – With your help, we want to create a photo collage of things that you would change or would like to see created on your estate. Got an idea for something that could be improved? Or an area which, with support, could be an asset to your community.
This could be:
Just remember, it has to be on the estate or part of the immediate community and a benefit to everyone.
You can find out more details and how to submit your photos to our email address or via WhatsApp on the details below, please include the name of your estate, a short explanation of what the photo is and why you chose to share it. If you don’t use the web, please take your photo and come to our event and we can collect it then!
Email your photos to lambeth@newmanfrancis.org
You can also send your photos in via Whatsapp: 07732 109054
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