Lambeth council are inviting public comments on the latest plans for regenerating two sites neighbouring Myatt’s Fields.
The council, and its development partner London Square, want to develop 49 Brixton Station and 6 Canterbury Crescent — currently used for Pop Brixton and International House — to deliver around 280 new homes, 40 per cent affordable.
If they go ahead, the development will also include workspaces, facilities for street markets, alongside commercial and public space.
Residents as well as businesses and other local stakeholders are encouraged to take part in a series of events from June to September. More details can be found here.
Plans have been unveiled to convert a row of shops on Brixton Road into a block of short-term lets, targeted at what developers call “young renters”.
The “co-living” approach involves residents renting a small apartment while sharing other facilities, including communal areas.
If it proceeds, the plan would see the row of shops at 274-280 Brixton Road rebuilt and converted into a total of 95 rooms, aimed at renters aged between 18 and 40. The new block would also include space for a cafe and other community facilities.
This is the second “co-living’ plan to be unveiled in our area – in February, developers consulted on a similar scheme on the corner of Cancell Road and Eliott Road.
The proposed site on the corner of Robsart Rd
In an invitation to the consultation, Siddo Dwyer, who represents the developers KMP Group – a local company founded in Streatham – said: “Our proposals seek to transform and rebuild an underutilised high street shopfront into an accessibly priced co-living scheme of 95 rooms, featuring large communal facilities, a concierge service, and opportunities to deliver social value through partnerships with local groups, including potential use of a dedicated community space.
“We are aware of the pressing housing challenges faced by Brixton and wider London, where many—particularly young people and some mature professionals—struggle to find secure and affordable accommodation. The co-living concept offers a flexible and affordable alternative, while also fostering a sense of community for its residents.”
The developers have arranged two public displays as part of the consultation process and have published more details here.
Date: Thursday 3rd April Time: 4pm – 7pm Location: The Hall, St John’s Angell Town Church, 49 Wiltshire Road, London, SW9 7NE Date: Saturday 5th April Time: 11am – 2pm Location: The Hall, St John’s Angell Town Church, 49 Wiltshire Road, London, SW9 7NE
Some of the flats in the new Patmos Lodge development will have more work done to enable better access for people with disabilities, it has been revealed.
Dozens of residents will shortly begin moving into the blocks, on the site of the old care home in Cancell Rd.
The development of 31 new homes includes social rent one and two-bedroom apartments, as well as accessible and much-needed larger family homes with three or four bedrooms and some private homes.
At a site visit, Cllr Claire Holland, who leads Lambeth Council said: “Patmos Lodge is a prime example of the high-quality, energy-efficient, sustainable, modern homes we want to provide for our residents. The new homes will meet the needs of some of the homeless families in Lambeth who desperately need a permanent place to live.
“I am delighted that over 56 residents will be moving into their new homes shortly and we are also making further modifications to the accessible homes to suit the needs of those vulnerable residents so they can also move into their new homes soon.”
Patmos Lodge has been built to high- energy efficiency standards with air-source heat pumps and solar panels included in each property.
Myatt’s Fields Labour councillor Annie Gallop — herself a disability campaigner — said: “It was great to see these beautiful new homes ready to let, all fully adaptable and very accessible. Secure tenancies build better, happier and much stronger communities”.
Cllrs Gallop and Holland at the Patmos Lodge development, with Lambeth’s deputy leader, Cllr Dan Adilypour.
Councillor Gallop, along with Cllr Paul Gadsby, have been instrumental in bringing the project to the area. Cllr Gadsby said: “I was very pleased to speak in favour of this development at Lambeth’s planning committee a number of years ago: it is incredibly important we build more council homes as part of a mix of genuinely affordable housing for our residents. More of this please!”
Cllrs Gallop and Gadsby have long campaigned for the Patmos Lodge development
Twelve homes at the Lodge are being offered for private sale, the proceeds from which will be ploughed back into providing affordable housing in Lambeth.
Plans have been unveiled to build a large block of what the developers call “high quality” accommodation for short-term lets.
The developers, InHouse, want to construct a five-storey block of 160 units on the corner of Cancell Rd and Elliott Road, next to the new Patmos Lodge site.
The site of the proposed development on Cancell Rd
The development will include facilities including a gym, social areas and a roof garden. The accommodation, mostly small self-contained flats, will be offered for rent on short leases — three months or longer — to people attracted to the idea of communal living.
A public consultation session has been arranged at St John the Divine, 92 Vassall Rd, London, SW9 6JA on 27th February 2025 between 5pm – 7.30pm, supported by a document outlining the proposal.
Local councillors, who intend to respond to the consultation, are also asking for residents’ views: you can contact them here.
Local Labour councillors have welcomed a new consultation on the future of the empty Charles Edward Brook school in Cormont Road.
The building has been empty since 2019 and has fallen into disrepair, prompting local people to launch a ‘Stop the Rot’ campaign to save it from further damage. Now Lambeth Council – which is now responsible for the heritage site – is asking ‘local schools and other interested parties’ for their views on its future.
The consultation, which is limited to proposed possible loss of the long unused playing fields within the site and is required by law, is the first formal step to decide the future of the building.
Local councillors Annie Gallop and Paul Gadsby have been pressing the council to work with the community and take urgent action to prevent the local landmark from degenerating further. They said:
“This is a first step along what is likely to be a long road which might result in the school becoming homes.
“But we continue to press for wider consultation keeping the wishes of local communities at the forefront of the debate”
The beautiful building is in poor repair in part because the Department of Education delayed transferring ownership to the Council for a number of years. It’s estimated that work to simply stop its condition worsening may cost up to £1.9 million, which the Authority claims it cannot fund on its own.
Lambeth Council should work with the community to put the vacant Cormont School building in Myatt’s Fields back into use, according to local councillors.
The condition of the beautiful former Charles Edward Brook school has declined considerably since it became vacant in 2019, in part because the Department of Education delayed transferring ownership to the Council for a number of years.
Last year Myatts Field’s councillors Paul Gadsby and Annie Gallop received a commitment that the council would begin work to assess the future of the school and involve the community in deciding its future.
In a question to Lambeth’s Full Council meeting last month, Cllr Gadsby asked the Cabinet Member for Housing for an update amid growing community concern:
“The Charles Edward Brook site in Myatt’s Fields has been empty for some time after being handed over in a poor and declining state by the Conservative government. Can I ask the Cabinet Member for an update on the future of this building as local councillors are keen, as is the community, that the building is put back into use as soon as possible?“
In a lengthy response – which can be read here – the Council confirmed that officers were coming up with a strategy to develop the building for residential use. However, the council says there are significant hurdles, including the poor state of repair of the heritage site, and the likely exorbitant cost of simply making the building safe and preventing further damage – estimated at between £1.4 and £1.9 million which the authority says it cannot afford..
Cllrs Gadsby and Gallop said:
“The Charles Edward Brooke School building has been left vacant for far, far too long. The building needs to be both put back into use and restored to its former architectural glory. It is encouraging the council have carried out feasibility studies, including drone surveys, and it has to be acknowledged that there are financial hurdles which are made more difficult by more than a decade of economic chaos by the recently departed, but not missed, Tory government. However, we are calling on Lambeth to pick up the pace and make a call on the future of the building, in partnership with the local community.”
Local Myatt’s Fields councillors Paul Gadsby and Annie Gallop have called on energy providers EON to take urgent action over heating failures that have affected households across the Myatt’s North estate (Oval Quarter) during the Easter break.
Residents across the neighbourhood faced limited or no heating after an outage during the recent bank holidays, the latest in a series of failures over the past few years. The system is operated by energy provider EON.
Cllr Gadsby and Cllr Gallop said:
“It is unacceptable that many residents across Myatt’s North have had to go days with either partial or no heating over Easter. To make matters worse, local people have been struggling to get any response from EON about what is going on.
“As councillors, we have written to EON asking them to urgently explain when this problem will be fixed and what compensation residents can expect. We have separately asked the Council to raise this matter with EON at the highest level.
“In the longer term, it is worth remembering that two years ago EON promised Lambeth Council and the local community that they had fixed the heating outages on the estate: it is about time that this company, which makes billions in profit, fulfilled their promises to their customers.”
UPDATE (3/4/24): EON have confirmed that heating has been restored to the area, and the energy provider has confirmed they will be offering compensation to residents for the Easter outage.
While welcome, Local Councillors will be taking up the repeated pattern of long term heating failure with EON, and will be expected improvements to be made in the future.
Lambeth Council is asking for residents to share their views on a proposed expansion of it’s licensing schemes covering the private rented sector.
The consultation, which runs until 4 March 2024, aims to raise standards for the many thousands of private renters across Lambeth and in Myatt’s Fields, by requiring more landlords to obtain a license to rent out their property – which they will only receive if they meet minimum safety and other standards.
Speaking about the proposals, Cllr Maria Kay, Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness said:
“We have already taken significant action to tackle poor standards in the private rented sector, and although most landlords operating in Lambeth provide our residents with decent, well managed and safe homes, we continue to uncover renters living in hazardous and unacceptable conditions.
“We are focussed on improving health and wellbeing and reducing inequalities for people in Lambeth. That’s why we have launched our consultation on the private rented property sector as part of our commitment to addressing these issues.
“It’s important that we hear from everyone who may be affected by our proposals. If you are a tenant or homeowner, or if you study or work in the borough, we need to hear from you. Your views are important and will help to ensure that we develop the best new scheme for everyone.
“We know that many of our residents are feeling the pressures of the current cost of living crisis and supporting our most vulnerable residents is a number one priority for all of us in Lambeth. That’s why we want to ensure that as many as possible have the chance to take part, share their views and comment on our proposals, and we are providing many different ways to engage with the consultation.”
Myatt’s Fields councillors Paul Gadsby and Annie Gallop are urging residents to give their views – find out more here.
You can also share your views by attending one of the virtual public meetings being held on the following dates:
Date & Time: Wednesday 17 January 2024 at 6.30pm – Please register and reserve your place by clicking this link.
Date & Time: Wednesday 21 February 2024 at 6.30pm – Please register and reserve your place by clicking this link.
Myatt’s Fields residents are being urged to have a say in plans for a far-reaching housing strategy designed to change the way people live in Lambeth for the better.
Lambeth Council has unveiled the proposals which focus on how the authority might improve the way housing services are run, particularly to its thousands of tenants and leaseholders, and how more genuinely affordable homes can be built across the borough..
Lambeth residents can find out more here and are encouraged to respond to the plans here.
Myatt’s Fields Labour councillors Paul Gadsby and Annie Gallop welcomed the initiative and have urged residents to give their views.
Councillor Maria Kay, Cabinet Member for Better Homes and Reducing Homelessness, has published a video explaining the council’s proposals.
Nineteen new council rent homes on the site of a former care home in Myatt’s Fields will be completed in the Spring, according to Lambeth Council.
The development on Cancell Road will include two four-storey buildings and five terraced two-storey houses, together with associated cycle parking and green landscaping. Besides the 19 new council homes for families on the borough’s housing waiting list, 12 homes are being built for private sale.
The Council will consult with the community about the names for the new blocks, which take the place of the vacant Patmos Lodge care home, shortly.
In addition, the contractor building the homes for Lambeth, Stack London, has teamed up with a training provider which offers employment courses, employment opportunities and careers advice to unemployed 16 to 24-year-olds. This is aimed at anyone who wants a career in the construction industry. If any resident would like any more information regarding this, please email rlo@stacklondon.co.uk
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