'Better Neighbourhoods' environmental improvement programme
Lambeth Council, in partnership with Lambeth Living, will be undertaking a £3.5 million programme of environmental works until March 2010 to make Lambeth cleaner, greener and safer.
The 'Better Neighbourhoods' programme will target six key areas, including housing estates that are in most need of environmental improvements.
Roads and pavements will be resurfaced, hundreds of new street trees planted, recycling facilities will be improved on estates and tired and outdated street signs and furniture will be replaced.
The areas that will benefit are:
- Heath and Westbury Estates and surrounding roads, Clapham
- Brixton Hill - including Blenheim Gardens Estate
- Kennington - including Ethelred Estate
- South Lambeth - including South Lambeth and Caldwell Gardens Estate
- Clapham South - Poynders Estate
- Streatham Vale - roads include Pathfield and Glenister Park Road, Eardley, Aberfoyle, Estreham, Ellison and Barrow Road.
The first areas where works will take place will be Clapham West and Brixton Hill.
All affected residents will receive a leaflet detailing what works will take place and when.
We will try to keep disruption to a minimum but there may be periods where vehicles will need to be parked away from the works area.
Key dates
Clapham
- Portslade Avenue footway - work completed
- St Rule Street footway - work completed
- Westbury Street footway - work completed
- Heath Road carriageway - work completed.
Estates works
- Westbury Estate footways - work completed
- Westbury Estate carriageways - work completed
- Heath Estate footways - work completed
- Heath Estate carriageways - work completed.
South Clapham
- Poynders Gardens - work in progress.
Brixton Hill
- Lyham Road - work completed
- Cotherstone Road - work completed
- Appach Road - work completed
- Halliwell Road - work completed
- Halliwell Road carriageways - work completed
- Maplestead Road carriageway - work completed
- Blenheim Gardens - work completed
- St Saviours Road - work completed.
Estate works
- Blenheim Gardens Estate footways and carriageway - work completed.
Kennington
- Black Prince Road - work completed
- Old Paradise Street - work completed
- Lollard Street - work completed
- Ethelred Estate footways - work completed.
Estate works
- Ethelred Estate footways - work is in progress (95% completed)
- Ethelred Estate carriageway - work completed.
South Lambeth
- Caldwell Street - work completed
- Hackford Road - work is in progress (85% completed)
- Kibworth Street - work completed
- Dorset Road - work completed
- Morat Street - work is in progress (70% completed).
Estate works
- South Lambeth estate footways - work completed
- Caldwell Gardens footways - work completed
- Caldwell Gardens estate carriageway - work completed.
Streatham Vale
Section 1 - Commencing 12 October 2009 to mid February 2010
- Pathfield Road footway - work completed
- Pathfield Road carriageway - started 18 January 2010
- Glenister Park Road footway - week commencing 15 February 2010
- Glenister Park Road carriageway - week commencing 15 February 2010.
Section 2 - Commencing 16 November 2009 to mid February 2010
- Eardley Road footway - work has commenced
- Aberfoyle Road footway, week commencing 15 February to mid April 2010
- Estreham Road footway, week commencing 15 February to mid March 2010.
Section 3 - Commencing 23 November 2009 to end March 2010
- Ellison Road footway, week commencing 23 November 2009 to end March 2010
- Barrow Road footways - work completed
Signage will also be improved throughout the estates during this time.
Tree planting has started during December 2009 and will be completed by March 2010.
Further information
Queries regarding special needs and arranging access for disabled people during the works should go to the Project Manager, Bjarni Gudnason on 020 7926 0316 bgudnason@lambeth.gov.uk.
Green Community Champions
Green Community Champions have been involved in many group activities across the borough, such as Sustainable Streatham and the Brixton Low Carbon Zone project.
Over 300 people have signed up to become Green Community Champions. Find out how you can make a difference to your environment by visiting the Do you want to be a Green Champion? page.