Clapham housing news
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Westbury Estate Rebuild Goes On as Central Hill Is Spared
Lambeth Cabinet is asked on 21 October to push on with a 955-home rebuild of Clapham's Westbury estate and to end demolition plans at Central Hill and Cressingham Gardens.
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Planning
Oval Co-Living on Clapham Road Approved: 134 Rooms, £1.4m
Lambeth councillors unanimously backed 134 co-living rooms on the Europcar depot near Oval. No affordable homes on site: a £1.4m payment instead, no late review.
Brixton
Brixton Tesco Site: Up to 210 Homes in Lambeth's New Plan
The Tesco on Acre Lane could become 180 to 210 homes over a new store. Lambeth adopts the plan on 14 October, with sites in Streatham and West Norwood too.
House Prices
Lambeth House Prices Fall £36,144 to Lowest Since 2019
Lambeth's average home sold for £536,623 in July, £36,144 down in a year and the lowest since May 2019. The typical flat is back to its June 2015 price.
Planning
Vauxhall Square: 69 Storeys, 1,097 Homes, 41 People Replied
Lambeth consulted 4,751 homes on the 69-storey Vauxhall Square tower and got 41 replies. The register still says 'awaiting decision' ten days after committee.
Planning
Landor Road: £350m Plan for 700 Homes on Hospital Site
L&G, PGGM and Nest plan about 700 homes on the old Lambeth Hospital site. The NHS trust's own page still describes 553 homes and 50% affordable housing.
House Prices
Lambeth House Prices Fall £18,991 in a Year to £548,034
The average Lambeth home lost £18,991 in a year, a 3.3% fall that ranks 24th of 33 London boroughs. Next door in Southwark, prices rose 2.2%.