Road and pavement renewals for 2014/5 - Vauxhall Gardens wins big!

The council have just announced which carriageways and footways are to be renewed in the next financial year.

The carriageways that will be renewed in our area are:

Distin Street
Glasshouse Walk
Goding Street
Jonathan Street
Laud Street
Worgan Street

The footways that will be renewed in our area are:

Glasshouse Walk
Goding Street
Laud Street
Vauxhall Walk
Walcot Square
Worgan Street


The following Carriageways are on the backlog list. This means they did not make the cut this year, but will hopefully be done if we have any spare cash, or if not in a future year.

Renfrew Road
Walcot Square
Wickham Street
White Hart Street
Brook Drive                    
Vauxhall Walk    
Sancroft Street
Glyn Street                    
Newport Street                
Chester Way
St Mary's Walk                
Bowden Street

The following Footways are on the backlog. This means they did not make the cut this year, but will hopefully be done if we have any spare cash, or if not in a future year.

Denny Crescent
Jonathan Street
Tyers Street
St Mary's Garden
Distin Street
Bowden Street
Brangton Road
Cleaver Street

If your street is missing from the list above then here is why;

“Lambeth roads (carriageways/footways) are given a condition score out of 10 (10 being the worst). Only roads with a condition score of 6 or higher are further analysed for resurfacing works. A final score is then calculated using the condition score and criteria such as the parameter of the road in relation to its distance from schools, hospitals and A/B road linkages, also taking into account traffic sensitivity and planned utility work etc.  A planned works list is created and the road is positioned (on the list) based on the final weighted score achieved.”

Pictured: Glasshouse Walk's road and pavement will both be renewed

Black Dog pub applies for later hours

Applicants Name: The Lavender Pub Limited
Premises Address: The Black Dog - 112 Vauxhall Walk London (building at far end of photo)

Activities/times requested:

1) To add 6 conditions to the Premises Licence as recommended by the Council’s Environment and Noise Enforcement Department to require
(a) the installation of a noise limiter;
(b) doors to remain closed whilst regulated entertainment is taking place;
(c) erection of signage requesting customers to be quiet;
(d) restriction on the use of the garden after 23.00 Monday to Saturday and 22.30 on Sunday; staff monitoring of external areas; implementation of a dispersal policy to ensure patrons do not cause a nuisance when leaving.

2) to extend all licensable activities on the premises licence to 01.00 Friday and Saturday

3) to add Late Night Refreshment to the licence on Friday and Saturday until 01.00


Proposed Licensable Hours and Activities:

Recorded Music
Friday & Saturday   11:00  - 01:00
Monday - Thursday   11:00  - 23:00
Sunday   12:00  - 22:30

Late Night Refreshment
Friday & Saturday   23:00  - 01:00
Supply of Alcohol
Monday - Thursday   11:00  - 23:00
Friday & Saturday   11:00  - 01:00
Sunday   12:00  - 22:30


Current Licensable Hours and Activities

Supply of Alcohol
Monday - Saturday   11:00  - 23:00
Sunday   12:00  - 22:30
Christmas Day   12:00  - 15:00
Christmas Day   19:00  - 22:30
Good Friday   12:00  - 22:30
New Years Day and Eve   11:00  - 23:00

Recorded Music
Monday – Saturday 11:00 – 23:00
Sunday 12:00 – 22:30


Please direct any queries in respect of this application to the following case officer:
Ms Carol Jones
Telephone: 0207 926 6143 Email: licensing@lambeth.gov.uk


Prior to determining this application, the licensing authority may accept written representations from Responsible Authorities and Interested Parties on the likely effect of the grant of this application in relation to the licensing objectives, which are:

• Preventing crime and disorder;
• Public safety;
• Preventing public nuisance; and
• Protecting children from harm.

Representations will be disregarded if they are deemed to be vexatious, frivolous, or irrelevant, or if they are received later than the 2 July 2013

See our councillors' guide to licensing

Glasshouse Walk playground work well underway

Work is well underway on VGERTA's transformation of the playground at Glasshouse Walk, on the edge of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens.

The Vauxhall Gardens Residents Association were fed up with the state of the playground, so organised themselves to draw up plans and bid for money. They successfully bid for over £100,000, and now the work has started.

The new playground should be ready to use by June!

Glasshouse Walk playground plans submitted

VGERTA and Lambeth Living have submitted a planning application for the playground at Glasshouse Walk. The plans will transform the dilapidated playground into a green and welcoming new facility. The plans have been drawn up after extensive consultation with the local community, and the funding has been secured thanks to VGERTA's hard work.

Support or comment on the planning application here.

Watch a video on the case for change at the playground.

Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre is moving and applying for a new licence

Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre is moving from its current home (pictured) to a building at 5 Glasshouse Walk, round the corner, facing Goding Street. They are applying for a new premises licence for 5 Glasshouse Walk:

Applicants Name: Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre
Premises Address: Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre - 5 Glasshouse Walk London SE11 5ES

Activities/times requested:

Plays
Friday & Saturday   09:00  - 02:00
Monday - Thursday   09:00  - 23:00
Sunday   09:00  - 00:00

Films
Friday & Saturday   09:00  - 02:00
Monday - Thursday   09:00  - 23:00
Sunday   09:00  - 00:00

Live Music
Friday & Saturday   09:00  - 02:00
Monday - Thursday   09:00  - 23:00
Sunday   09:00  - 00:00

Recorded Music
Friday & Saturday   09:00  - 02:00
Monday - Thursday   09:00  - 23:00
Sunday   09:00  - 00:00

Performances of Dance
Friday & Saturday   09:00  - 02:00
Monday - Thursday   09:00  - 23:00
Sunday   09:00  - 00:00

Late Night Refreshment
Friday & Saturday   23:00  - 02:00
Sunday   23:00  - 00:00

Supply of Alcohol
Friday & Saturday   12:00  - 02:00
Monday - Thursday   12:00  - 23:00
Sunday   12:00  - 00:00


Please direct any queries in respect of this application to the following case officer:
Esther Jones
Telephone: 020 7926 6144
Email: licensing@lambeth.gov.uk

Deadline for representation is 18 September 2012

Read our guide to licensing

Feel free to contact us for advice about making a representation.

A very successful year for Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens

Yesterday was the AGM of the Friends of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens - an opportunity for the Friends to look back over a very successful year. Highlights have included:

• Changing the name of the park from Spring Gardens to 'Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens' - a more distinctive and memorable name which directly references the area's 18th and 19th century heritage.
• Paul O'Grady opening the new entrance to the park (pictured), in a ceremony which attracted large amounts of positive coverage.
• The Vauxhall Gardens Estate Residents' & Tenants' Association successfully bidding for over £100000 to refurbish the Glasshouse Walk playground.
• The opening of the Tea House Theatre, and re-opening of the Black Dog pub, which have brought new positive activity to the Glasshouse Walk side of the park.
• The successful ballot to introduce the Vauxhall Business Improvement District, which will see street wardens introduced, railway viaduct tunnels improved, and other improvements in the area funded by local businesses.
• The planning approval given to the Cabinet Gallery, which will bring a prestigious art gallery building to the park.
• The planning approval given to the Basaveshwara statue for Albert Embankment Gardens.
• New trees and bulbs planted by the Friends in the park.  

Things to look forward to over the coming year include:

• Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens being part of the Olympic 'Cultural Corridor' - attracting visitors for the Games.
• Work on the mounds behind the Vauxhall Tavern - to lower them and create a stepped amphitheatre effect.
• Working on plans to transform Goding Street.
• Interest from many organisations about holding more events in the park.
• Investigating the possibility of a mural on the back wall of the Tavern.
• A VGERTA/ Tea House Theatre Diamond Jubilee street party.

In 2006 a survey showed the park was perceived as being the least safe park in Lambeth. Thanks to the hard work of the Friends and the Council, the park is transformed. The new entrance in particular has reduced crime and the fear of crime dramatically. The Friends continue to do an excellent job and deserve the community's full support!

Spring Mews planning application

Aplanning application has been submitted by CLS Holdings for their Spring Mews development.

The application is for: Redevelopment of 2-16 (evens) Tinworth Street and 100-110 Vauxhall Walk to provide a mixed use scheme comprising a range of buildings up to 8 storeys in height; providing a 120 bedroom hotel (4,353sqm GIA), student accommodation and associated support facilities including 402 student bedrooms (11,355sqm GIA), a convenience retail store (245sqm GIA), a series of small business units (use class B1 - totalling 469sqm GIA) a replacement community centre (561sqm GIA), associated basement servicing area, new public realm, public realm improvements and disabled parking. Please note that no development works are proposed to 92-98 (evens) Vauxhall Walk, Shaftesbury House, Cromwell House and 112 Vauxhall Walk; which would be retained. These are included within the application site to allow for proposed improvements to the public realm and pavements along Vauxhall Walk to the front of these properties.

This is a particularly important development for the community as it will involve re-providing the Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre.

This is especially important for residents who live within the area created by Black Prince Road/Kennington Road/Kennington Lane/The Railway Line as the Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre was set up for the area's benefit.

If you wish to get some more information on the development you can go to the CLS site at - http://www.springmews.co.uk/

If you would like to comment on the application, whether you wish to support it or not, then you can do so at the Lambeth planning website:
http://planning.lambeth.gov.uk/online-applications/

put the reference number 11/04510/FUL in the search box and you will be able to see details of the application and comment on the scheme.

Glasshouse Walk play area consultation event

VGERTA would like to invite you to the Glasshouse Walk Playground Consultation Event, where we will showcase the three options for the playground regeneration.

These plans were produced after the two community consultation campaigns organised by VGERTA.

We would like to hear your views before we proceed to the funding stage to make this dream come true for our area.

The event is on 30 July, and starts at 12pm and ends at 2pm. There will be music, cakes and refreshments.

Last but not least we would like to thank Lambeth Living and Groundwork for assisting VGERTA to make this consultation event possible through their services including the production of the three options that we will present on the day.

We hope to see you all on the 30th.

Watch VGERTA's case for refurbishing the playground here.

Spring Mews public exhibition

Spring Mews is a proposed new mixed-use scheme including student accommodation with retail, hotel, and a new community centre and cafe. The proposed new development is sited on land bounded by Tinworth Street to the North, Vauxhall Walk to the east, Glasshouse Walk to the south and the railway line to the west.

The proposals have been developed in discussions with Lambeth Council and in liaison with the Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre.


Public exhibition:

Thursday 14 July 5.30pm to 8.30pm

Saturday 16 July 11am to 2pm

Exhibition venue Westminster Tower, 3 Albert Embankment, SE1 7SL


About the existing site and proposals

The site is underutilised at present and has been identified for redevelopment in Lambeth Council’s Local Plan for some considerable period of time. The community centre is tired and the overall run-down site only provides around 20 jobs with most of the site used for coach parking.

CLS's proposals provide for a modern community centre to be built in the same location and the provision of over 80 jobs on the site with new commercial uses. In addition, by providing student accommodation CLS is supporting the delivery of the Council’s affordable housing provision by reducing the demand on the private rented sector that would otherwise be available for family housing. New retail and a public mews will also add to the local amenity and setting with better pedestrian links through to local green spaces and architecture sensitive to the area’s heritage.

CLS Holdings plc (CLS) is both the largest property company in Lambeth and is based in Vauxhall.