The council has officially scrapped the plans to demolish our homes and we have finally saved Cressingham Gardens. My neighbors and I are overwhelmed with relief that our community will remain intact after this long fight. Thank you for staying by our side throughout this journey.
June 2, 2018
Final supporters
Save Cressingham Gardens!
Lambeth Council is considering the partial/full demolition and rebuild of Cressingham Gardens instead of simply repairing it.To fund the demolition and rebuild, they will bebuilding extra new flatsand homes on the estate that will be sold to raise cash for the council.This will destroy the existing vibrant community and affect every user of the beautiful Brockwell Park.
Just some of the impacts if the council's proposal goes ahead:
1.A community destroyed. The current community is a mix of families, elderly people, social tenants, creatives and highly respected professionals. The effectiveness and vibrancy of the community is reflected in such activities as the edible gardens, a regular newsletter and other events such as day trips to the beach. If demolished, tenants will be relocated, many of which are elderly and have lived for many years on the estate, and leaseholders evicted under "Compulsory Purchase Orders," resulting in many being pushed off the property ladder.
2.Blight of Brockwell Park.The new building on this site will effect the views from the meadows within Brockwell Park and/or the green leafy spaces within the estate.
3. More flats =increase in crime. Cressingham Gardens has currently one of the lowest crime rates in the borough.
4.Architecture destroyed. Cressingham Gardens was designed by Edward "Ted" Hollamby, a highly influential architect. He was a "champion of modern low-rise estates responsive to topography and local conditions". Please come and visit the estate to see how well designed it is, how it fits so well with the Brockwell Park so that it is almost invisible under the tree line and the staggered building heights and green areas provide a highly livable, almost 'village' like urban community in the middle of London.
Please sign this petition to stop the council from demolishing the beautiful leafy Cressingham Gardens estate.
Show support by liking and posting on the Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/SaveCressinghamGardens
Or tweet @SaveCressingham
Great blog articles about Cressingham Gardens:
http://www.singleaspect.org.uk/?p=15635
http://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2014/09/16/cressingham-gardens-lambeth-2/
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 30, 2018
July 19, 2017
I have spent hours reading through the comments you all left about the gardens and the people we could lose. These stories remind me why my own neighbors fought so hard to turn this estate into a home. We are currently working on a formal rebuttal to the council about the demolition plans and will hold them to every word they say.
Reached 100 supporters
October 7, 2012
October 5, 2012
My neighbors and I have lived here for years and the thought of losing our home to these demolition plans is heartbreaking. We need to hit that first hundred signatures right now to prove to the council that we are not going anywhere. Please send the link to your neighbors or anyone who values the character of our estate.
390 Comments
Cressingham Gardens rightly won awards when it was first built. It is a sophisticated layout and design which nestles effortlessly in the landscape adjacent to Brockwell Park. It should be designed a Conservation Area. Alexander Johnston former Chief Planning Officer
My daughter and I regularly cut through the estate with its flower beds and lovely sense of community to get to our favourite park. I have no words to explain to her why it will disappear other than social cleansing. This needs to stop.
This morning I had an eye opening tour of this wonderful estate which is an architectural gem and needs to be protected - not bulldozed. The outstanding community spirit needs to be sustained and used as a model for others - not destroyed!
Uprooting people who have lived in a special area such as Cressingham Gardens for many years and destroying their community is not what localism is about. Local people's views are paramount in deciding the future of their environment.
It would be a disastrous to evict a whole community settled in imaginative and sympathetic homes. Spend the proposed demolition money on getting all properties re-furbished and occupied, a much better use of resources, and the integrity of the estate would be intact.
Keep fighting the good fight - together we can make a difference!
Please save Cressingham Gardens from destruction. We need to nurture our city green spaces - not destroy them
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The council has officially scrapped the plans to demolish our homes and we have finally saved Cressingham Gardens. My neighbors and I are overwhelmed with relief that our community will remain intact after this long fight. Thank you for staying by our side throughout this journey.
June 2, 2018
Final supporters
Save Cressingham Gardens!
Lambeth Council is considering the partial/full demolition and rebuild of Cressingham Gardens instead of simply repairing it.To fund the demolition and rebuild, they will bebuilding extra new flatsand homes on the estate that will be sold to raise cash for the council.This will destroy the existing vibrant community and affect every user of the beautiful Brockwell Park.
Just some of the impacts if the council's proposal goes ahead:
1.A community destroyed. The current community is a mix of families, elderly people, social tenants, creatives and highly respected professionals. The effectiveness and vibrancy of the community is reflected in such activities as the edible gardens, a regular newsletter and other events such as day trips to the beach. If demolished, tenants will be relocated, many of which are elderly and have lived for many years on the estate, and leaseholders evicted under "Compulsory Purchase Orders," resulting in many being pushed off the property ladder.
2.Blight of Brockwell Park.The new building on this site will effect the views from the meadows within Brockwell Park and/or the green leafy spaces within the estate.
3. More flats =increase in crime. Cressingham Gardens has currently one of the lowest crime rates in the borough.
4.Architecture destroyed. Cressingham Gardens was designed by Edward "Ted" Hollamby, a highly influential architect. He was a "champion of modern low-rise estates responsive to topography and local conditions". Please come and visit the estate to see how well designed it is, how it fits so well with the Brockwell Park so that it is almost invisible under the tree line and the staggered building heights and green areas provide a highly livable, almost 'village' like urban community in the middle of London.
Please sign this petition to stop the council from demolishing the beautiful leafy Cressingham Gardens estate.
Show support by liking and posting on the Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/SaveCressinghamGardens
Or tweet @SaveCressingham
Great blog articles about Cressingham Gardens:
http://www.singleaspect.org.uk/?p=15635
http://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2014/09/16/cressingham-gardens-lambeth-2/
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 30, 2018
July 19, 2017
I have spent hours reading through the comments you all left about the gardens and the people we could lose. These stories remind me why my own neighbors fought so hard to turn this estate into a home. We are currently working on a formal rebuttal to the council about the demolition plans and will hold them to every word they say.
Reached 100 supporters
October 7, 2012
October 5, 2012
My neighbors and I have lived here for years and the thought of losing our home to these demolition plans is heartbreaking. We need to hit that first hundred signatures right now to prove to the council that we are not going anywhere. Please send the link to your neighbors or anyone who values the character of our estate.
390 Comments
It's a lovely place next to Brockwell park, developers will build like they're doing at the Elephant and Castle and local people won't be able to afford to live there. My mum lived on this estate and had many lovely neighbours.
Cressingham Gardens rightly won awards when it was first built. It is a sophisticated layout and design which nestles effortlessly in the landscape adjacent to Brockwell Park. It should be designed a Conservation Area. Alexander Johnston former Chief Planning Officer
My daughter and I regularly cut through the estate with its flower beds and lovely sense of community to get to our favourite park. I have no words to explain to her why it will disappear other than social cleansing. This needs to stop.
This morning I had an eye opening tour of this wonderful estate which is an architectural gem and needs to be protected - not bulldozed. The outstanding community spirit needs to be sustained and used as a model for others - not destroyed!
Uprooting people who have lived in a special area such as Cressingham Gardens for many years and destroying their community is not what localism is about. Local people's views are paramount in deciding the future of their environment.
It would be a disastrous to evict a whole community settled in imaginative and sympathetic homes. Spend the proposed demolition money on getting all properties re-furbished and occupied, a much better use of resources, and the integrity of the estate would be intact.
Keep fighting the good fight - together we can make a difference!
Please save Cressingham Gardens from destruction. We need to nurture our city green spaces - not destroy them
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It's a lovely place next to Brockwell park, developers will build like they're doing at the Elephant and Castle and local people won't be able to afford to live there. My mum lived on this estate and had many lovely neighbours.