Brixton

Brixton is an important cultural destination, with its vibrant outdoor and indoor markets, venues, restaurants and shops attracting locals and tourists alike. The town is seeing significant growth and increases in value. The Brixton SPD directs further change to maximise benefit to local people, including:

• Somerleyton Road, which will have around 300 new homes, a new theatre, community and employment space and the opportunity for the council to establish a housing co-operative
• Your New Town Hall, which will reduce Lambeth Council's core office buildings from 14 to two, saving at least £4.5m a year - it will also deliver much-needed new facilities and 194 new homes, including 40% affordable housing
• Brixton Central, which is a major expansion of the town core, to include a significant uplift in employment, retail and residential, alongside potential improvements to the train station and leisure offer
• Brixton Townscape Heritage Initiative, which is delivering transformation upgrades to important historic areas and buildings in the area surrounding Electric Avenue and Atlantic Road (we have committed £650,000 to the programme and have been awarded a further £1.95 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund).