Brockwell Park
Herne Hill   London SE24
Park open this week 7:30am to 9:30pm
Lambeth Council vandalises Park
The Friends of Brockwell Park have spent more than £2,000 developing an alternative to Lambeth Council's mega-road scheme. It meets all Lambeth's own objectives but takes only half the parkland.
It was Lambeth who originally suggested we submitted an alternative - but then spent public money trying to get a barrister to rule that we couldn't submit one after all.     That failed, so Lambeth has now said our application is invalid because it refers to their own scheme. (It was submitted as a variation to Lambeth's own scheme and affects only the part relating to lost parkland.) Lambeth now say they refuse to consider our alternative unless we produce all the other aspects of their scheme - presumably hoping we won't be able to afford to do it.
In the meantime Lambeth are going ahead with their own scheme.   If you don't believe how much this will reduce the Park, just go and visit the site yourself.
Lambeth refuse to say whether TMS (their so-called 'independent' consultants) were in fact consultants on their own scheme. They won't say how much of the £1.8million to be spent on the scheme will be used on replacement parkland. We've been asking since 27th April. The road engineer told the Council's Chief Executive our plan introduced a new road safety danger - but he won't say what it is: he didn't tell the Chief Executive, and he won't tell us. And they're all paid with public money!
Click here to see our alternative scheme
The Brockwell Hall Park Estate was created and landscaped in 1811.  Many of its original features can still be seen today.   It was purchased for the people of Lambeth & Southwark and opened as a public park in 1892 by Lord Rosebery who said whatever happens, this is preserved to you and your descendants for ever as an open space.
The 20th century saw changes and developments but past eras have retained their identity.  This contributes to Brockwell Park's unique character.
Today there is an active Friends of Brockwell Park and a Management Advisory Committee made up of local stakeholders and users.  They are working in partnership with Lambeth Council  to protect and enhance this much loved and valued greenspace.             © Friends of Brockwell Park
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