REGENERATING THE CLAPHAM PARK AREA

Project Background

The purpose of the NDC programme is to transform the lives and prospects of this deprived community. Therefore as well as working with residents to provide a host of projects aimed at improving their lives, Clapham Park Project also worked with residents to develop a Master Plan to regenerate the Clapham Park area. The aim of the Master Plan was to improve housing, access to community facilities and business opportunities within the Clapham Park Estates. In order to deliver this plan the London Borough of Lambeth consulted residents about a stock transfer, that is the transfer of the ownership and management of the Council's housing on Clapham Park Estate to Clapham Park Homes (CPH), a new local community led charitable housing association.

In March 2005 residents voted to transfer to the new housing association in an estate wide vote. 78% of the residents who were eligible, cast their vote and in total 59.3% of tenants and 62.8% of leaseholders voted yes.

In July 2006 residents saw the ownership and management of their homes transferred from the London Borough of Lambeth to Clapham Park Homes. Clapham Park Homes is part of Metropolitan Housing Partnership.

Clapham Park New Deal for Communities (NDC) is located in the London Borough of Lambeth, in Southwest London. The area has come to be regarded as an 'estate', which has negative connotations, rather than a community, which is what we believe the area will be. It lies between other more prominent areas such as Brixton, Streatham, Balham and Clapham, and has been largely forgotten over the last 20 years.

The NDC area is home to an estimated population of 7,100 residents in approximately 3,200 households. The NDC site covers an area of 61.4 hectares. The western edge is formed by Clarence Avenue, Agnes Riley Gardens and Thornton Road and it extends to Brixton Hill to the east. The ward boundaries have been recently reorganised with the majority of the project area now falling within Thornton ward, and the eastern and south-eastern part falling into Brixton Hill ward and Streatham Hill ward respectively.

Maps

CPP within London map
Map of CPP NDC Within London Borough of Lambeth

Mission Statement

It is widely acknowledged that the CPP area has been neglected for almost 2 decades, so our mission statement must reflect the sheer range of work that needs to happens;

"Our Mission is the creation of a safe and welcoming place; a learning community which recognises and promotes it own skills and resources, and which can manage its own affairs with dignity"

This mission statement has guided the work of the organisation over the last three years. This vision is closely linked to the ideas of our founder members, based on a strong belief that people have a right to decent services and that these should be provided and managed locally.

We wish to make a positive difference to people's lives. Our challenge is to co-ordinate or deliver services that are designed to meet people's aspirations and to continue the process of development that will enable the Clapham Park Project to effectively manage the change necessary to regenerate our neighbourhood. As part of this challenge we will continue to grow by building strong partnerships and to provide homes and services that the community values.

MORI Evaluation

The Organisation has received the results of the MORI Household Survey 2006. The interim results are based on 403 interviews that took place with resident between May and October 2006.
The survey aims to show how Clapham Park Project is achieving over time against its key targets. As many residents as possible who took part in the previous 2002 and 2004 survey were re-interviewed along with a number of new residents.
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