About the Brixton masterplan

Plans for making big improvements to Brixton town centre were approved by the Council's Cabinet on Monday 27 July 2009.

Your priorities for Brixton have led to two key themes emerging from consultation - sustainability and retaining the unique character of Brixton.

• Read the Future Brixton masterplan.

We would like to thank everyone who took part and commented as part of the consultation process which was called What's your future Brixton?

The big improvements which will transform the area include:

• A new transport interchange enabling safer, clearer routes through the town centre and better routes between public transport points
• A new public space (as well as Windrush Square) at the heart of the town centre providing an events, visiting markets and performance area
• Bringing residential properties back to the town centre and reviving upper floors of vacant buildings
• Sustainable improvements to the Somerleyton Road area to provide community facilities and safer routes linking the area with the rest of the town centre
• New health and entertainment facilities for the Town Hall area
• Improvements to the design and appearance of Acre Lane and Coldharbour Lane areas
• Further improvements to Brixton's historic streets and markets, celebrating its unique character.

You can also read our latest Future Brixton Newsletter.

Since consultation on the big improvements ended, work has already progressed on a number of projects, including:

• the establishment of a new management structure for the town centre via the Brixton Town Centre Director
• the development of innovative public arts and lighting schemes for the town centre including a new carved paving stone on Tunstall Road
• the Windrush Square project, which will create a new high quality public space in the centre of Brixton
• improvement works to the A23.

The masterplan has a strong business focus, and at the heart of the plan’s approach are the twin concepts of sustainability and ensuring that the unique character of Brixton is retained and supported. Both of these concepts emerged as strong topics of concern during consultation, and consequently form the underlying themes of the masterplan.

Your Future Brixton

Extensive and wide-ranging consultation with local people took place before the masterplan was written and developed. To view these documents and to see who we talked to visit our What's your future Brixton? page.