Eight police stations in Lambeth could close as part of the Government’s plans to slash £400m from the Met’s budget.

Between 2010 and 2020 there will be a huge cut of £1 billion from the Met’s police budget (£600 million since 2010, and another £400 million planned) – a process started with the support of the Liberal Democrats when they were in office.

One thousand police officers have already disappeared from London’s streets – and Sadiq Khan has warned a further 12,800 could be lost in the next few years.

It’s very clear that the Tories are trying to protect the public on the cheap. Lambeth Labour are calling on the Government to reconsider their cuts to our police service and work with the Mayor of London and local authorities to keep our police stations open.  

http://www.lambeth-labour.org.uk/sos

Summer Fun for Youngsters

Despite government cuts, Lambeth Council has continued to do everything we can to maintain youth clubs, adventure playgrounds and one o’clock clubs. This summer, we have more than 100 activities and places to go that are listed in Lambeth’s summer programme brochure, many of them free of charge.

The brochure, available online on the Young Lambeth website and in libraries, also lists 12 one o’clock clubs and eight libraries running holiday sessions along with youth clubs and more specialist courses, sports and programmes. Many are subsidised by funding from the council, with extra raised by the dozens of voluntary organisations which run the activities. We have also listed paid-for activities which represent good value in terms of holiday childcare for working parents. 

Find out more at http://love.lambeth.gov.uk/lambeth-summer-programme-2017/

Thurlow Hill works to be carried out – new water supply connection

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to enable works to be carried out to provide a new connection to a water supply, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intend to make an Order the effect of which would be to temporarily ban parking and waiting by vehicles (including waiting for the purpose of loading or unloading the vehicle) at any time in the lengths of road specified in the Schedule to this Notice.

The Order would come into force on 7th August 2017 and it would continue for a maximum duration of 1 month (to allow for contingencies) or until the works have been completed, whichever is the sooner.  In practice it is anticipated that the Order would only have effect for about 7 days.

SCHEDULE

(a) the east side, between the southern boundary of No. 26 Thurlow Hill and the common boundary of Nos. 42 and 44 Thurlow Hill;
(b) the west side, between the southern boundary of No. 25 Thurlow Hill and the common boundary of Nos. 39 and 41 Thurlow Hill.

On Wednesday 26 July 2017 Cllr Fred Cowell met with Sustrans, design engineers, traffic officers from Lambeth Council and Rosendale Road Allotments association members to review the designs for Quietway 7. 

The Northern end covers the intersection of Rosendale and Turney road and is where deliveries come for the Allotment Shop. Rosendale Allotments were able to work with engineers to make sure the designs met their needs and the needs of local residents. 

The plan is for Cycling to be integrated into the intersection, new trees to be planted and the road improved. The flow if traffic will be altered and new pedestrian crossings installed to make the junction safer for cyclists, drivers and pedestrians. 

We will be having meetings with other residents and businesses along Rosendale Road to ensure every aspect of the design can meet their needs.

Thames Water update

There was a 10 inch pipe burst on Thurlow Park rd on Friday 30 June. This caused small flooding to six gardens and one basement. This burst also created a further burst to a nearby 13 inch pipe. Repairs were carried out and the road was opened on 04 July. 

The South Circular Bus Lane will be closed at the Norwood Road junction with Perran Road from Monday 03 July for approximately six weeks. Perran Road will also be closed to traffic, with the diversion routes via Christchurch Road clearly signposted.

Residents will still be able to access their properties. Bus stops outside property number 162 and 385 Norwood Road will also be suspended during this time.

Norwood Road will be closed to traffic travelling southbound between South Circular Road and Elmcourt Road from Monday 21 August for approximately one week. This will include the closure of Palace Road/Leigham Vale at the junction of Norwood Road.

Bus routes 196, 322, 468, 690 and N68 travelling from Herne Hill towards West Norwood will be diverted from Norwood Road, Croxted Road, Thurlow Park Road and Lancaster Avenue before returning to the line of route on Norwood Road. Bus routes 2, 432, X68 and N2 travelling from Tulse Hill towards West Norwood will be diverted from Tulse Hill, Norwood Road/Rosendale Road, Thurlow Park Road/Lancaster Avenue before returning to line of route on Norwood Road. Bus route 68 will terminate at Tulse Hill. We’ll also have appropriate signage in place for cyclists.

Street parking conversion on Station Rise

Lambeth Council will converge existing on street parking places in Station Rise to a disabled parking place, a loading parking place, a limited free time parking place and the removal of other existing on street parking places.

1.​NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth (“the Council”) on 19th July 2017 made the Lambeth (Tulse Hill) (Parking Places) (No. 1) Order 2017, the Lambeth (Free Parking Places) (Disabled Persons) (No. 3) Order 2017, the Lambeth (Free Parking Places) (Limited Time) (No. 3) Order 2017, the Lambeth (Loading Places) (No. 3) Order 2017 and the Lambeth (Waiting and Loading Restriction) (Amendment No. 263) Order 2017 under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.  The Orders will come into force on 22nd July 2017.

2.​The general effect of the Orders will be to:-

(a) revoke an existing shared-use residents’/pay and display parking space on the south side of Station Rise, so as to provide:-
a. a new disabled persons’ parking place outside No. 11 Station Rise; and
b. a new shared-use loading place and limited free time parking place outside No. 12 Station Rise and at the side of No. 367 Norwood Road;
(b) revoke all other existing parking places in Station Rise and ban waiting at any time (except in the marked bays referred to above) in Station Rise instead.

3.​The disabled persons’ parking place will operate at any time and would be available for use only by vehicles which display in the relevant position a valid disabled persons’ blue badge issued by a local authority.

4.​The loading place will operate between 7 am and 10 am on Mondays to Saturdays inclusive and during these times only goods vehicles being continually loaded or unloaded for periods of not more than 30 minutes will be able to park in the loading place and vehicles will not be able to return to the loading place within 2 hours of leaving it.

5.​The limited free time parking place will be available for use between 10 am and 6.30 pm on Mondays to Saturdays inclusive for a maximum period of 20 minutes with no return to the parking place within 40 minutes of leaving it.

6.​The Orders are necessary to improve parking facilities for people with disabilities, provide loading/unloading facilities to enable the delivery/collection of goods and assist in regulating parking whilst encouraging a turnover for trade and shops in the area and so improve safety and the amenity of the area.

7.​If you have any enquiries, please telephone the Council’s Capital Programme Team on 0207 926 8406.

Proposed Controlled Parking Zone – extension H /Tulse Hill

In March /April 2017 there was a consultation on the possibility of a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) that would extend onto Trinity Rise, Brockwell Park Gardens and the section of Norwood Rd between Rosendale rd and Trinity Rise. It was suggested that the existing Tulse Hill ‘H’ CPZ be extended with bays and single yellow lines operating Mondays to Fridays between 12pm and 2pm.

The outcome of the consultation can be found here – https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/17-07-12%20ODDR%20SIGNED%20-%20Proposed%20Brixton%20Hill%20Area%20CPZ-%20Statutory%20Cons%20Results.pdf

Implementation of the works programme will begin on Monday 07 August and take place for 4-6 weeks. 

Warning Notices will be put in place in the area to notify all road users when the zone becomes operational, which is envisaged to be 2 October 2017, though this is subject to change.

If you have any questions about how to pay for permit, whether you have to pay  and who to contact if you have any questions pease visit the below links;

1. https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parking-transport-and-streets/parking/proposed-controlled-parking-zone-brixton-hill-area

2. https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/17-07-31%20Zone%20H%20ext%20-%20Implementation%20Leaflet.pdf

Rosendale Playing Fields update

We undertook resident engagement work in December 2016 ahead of a proposed planning application regarding a new fence around the playing fields. During our conversations with local residents, including a drop in session, it became clear that there were some questions that still needed answering before such a planning proposal could go to public consultation.

With that in mind, Lambeth officers spent time working with the Dulwich Estate to develop a possible plan for the site going forward.

We can now inform residents that the proposed planning application for a fence around the playing field will go ahead, and it should go to planning before the end of the year. It has been agreed that there will be fencing on three sides of the playing fields (i.e. excluding the rear gardens side that backs onto Dalkeith Road). Dulwich Estate have agreed to the fencing on three sides, and the site will therefore be deemed to be secure.

Lambeth officers will now proceed with the specification and plans for the planning application. Once we know more about the forthcoming timeline etc we’ll post a further update.