David, Chris and Joanne show Council Leader Lib Peck round Kennington and Vauxhall

Yesterday your Labour candidates for Prince's ward showed Leader of Lambeth Council Lib Peck around our area.

David Amos, Chris Marsh and Joanne Simpson took Lib to see parts of Kennington and Vauxhall she didn't know so well, pointed out some of the successful community initiatives and new developments in the area, and highlighted some of the campaigns they are running.

David, Chris and Joanne took Lib to see Ariel Court, Falstaff Court, Brangton Road and Aveline Street - where they are pushing Lambeth Living to install double glazed windows. They discussed some of the issues facing local shopping clusters like Kennington Cross, Vauxhall Street and Lambeth Walk. They celebrated the fact that well-loved heritage buildings like the Durning Library and the Beaufoy Institute are seeing huge investment for the future. And they visited fantastic community success stories at VGERTA's Glasshouse Walk playground and the Lollard Street Adventure Playground.

Vauxhall Gyratory System and Bus Station update

Following a meeting at the Kennington, Oval & Vauxhall Forum we wanted to update you on plans for the Vauxhall Gyratory & Bus Station.

As far as Lambeth Labour councillors are concerned, all viable options for transforming the Vauxhall gyratory are open, and we are open to hearing people's ideas.

Currently TfL are testing options to see if they will work - the two previously circulated to KOV, and they are now exploring a third which introduces two way working and preserves the central bus station function.

There is still a huge amount of work to be done before the Autumn in working through these options and we welcome and will be seeking people's views in the meantime. And just to underline, TfL and Lambeth are committed to full and genuine consultation before any decision is made.

We aren't wedded to the creation of a high street exactly as sketched out in the Vauxhall Supplementary Development Plan. We are committed to creating a district centre for Vauxhall which ties together the area, and provides quality public space, shops and restaurants. As mentioned above, there will be further discussion with residents, businesses and commuters about their priorities and how best they see this happening prior to consultation that TfL and Lambeth will be undertaking the Autumn.  The exact form of the Vauxhall district centre will be determined by decisions which are made on the gyratory and the bus station.

Licensing applications for three events in our parks

There are three current licensing applications for two one day events in Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, and one two event in Kennington Park.


Applicants Name: London LGBT Community Pride Community Interest Company

Premises Address: Pride In London - Spring Gardens Vauxhall London
 
Activities/times requested:

29 June 2014

Plays
Sunday   12:00  - 20:00

Live Music
Sunday   12:00  - 22:00

Recorded Music
Sunday   12:00  - 22:00

Performances of Dance
Sunday   12:00  - 20:00

Entertainment Similar to Music/Dance
Sunday   12:00  - 22:00

Supply of Alcohol
Sunday   12:00  - 20:00

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

Representations will be disregarded if they are deemed to be vexatious, frivolous, or irrelevant, or if they are received later than the 7th April 2014


Applicants Name: Vauxhall Trust CIC
Premises Address: Vauxhall Trust - Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, Vauxhall Walk, London  

Activities/times requested:

26 April 2014

Plays
Monday - Sunday   10:00  - 00:00

Films
Monday - Sunday   10:00  - 00:00

Live Music
Monday - Sunday   10:00  - 00:00

Recorded Music
Monday - Sunday   10:00  - 00:00

Performances of Dance
Monday - Sunday   10:00  - 00:00

Supply of Alcohol
Monday - Sunday   10:00  - 00:00

Please direct any queries in respect of this application to the following case officer:
Mrs Sarah Williams
Telephone: 020 7926 6141 Email: licensing@lambeth.gov.uk

Representations will be disregarded if they are deemed to be vexatious, frivolous, or irrelevant, or if they are received later than the 10th April 2014


Applicants Name: Carnaval De Cuba
Premises Address: Carnaval De Cuba - Kennington Park Kennington Park Road London  

Activities/times requested:

26 and 27 July 2014

Plays
Saturday and Sunday   12:00  - 19:00

Films
Saturday and Sunday   12:00  - 19:00

Live Music
Saturday and Sunday   12:00  - 20:00

Recorded Music
Saturday and Sunday   12:00  - 20:00

Performances of Dance
Saturday and Sunday   12:00  - 20:00

Supply of Alcohol
Saturday and Sunday   12:00  - 20:00

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

Representations will be disregarded if they are deemed to be vexatious, frivolous, or irrelevant, or if they are received later than the 8th April 2014

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

Formal notice to install secure bike parking in Brook Drive

(This notice is about the Council's proposal to reduce the length of certain parking places in Brook Drive, Luxor Street and Railton Road to allow for the installation of secure bicycle parking structures in those lengths of road instead. Objections may be made – see paragraph 6.)

 

1.   NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth propose to make the Lambeth (Camberwell) (Parking Places) (No. *) Order 20** , the Lambeth (Kennington) (Parking Places) (No. *) Order 20** and the Lambeth (Poets' Corner) (Parking Places) (No. *) Order 20**  under sections 45, 46, 49 and 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

 

2.   The general effect of the Orders would be to reduce the length of the existing parking places in:-

(a)   Brook Drive outside Nos. 60/62 Brook Drive by 5 metres;

(b)   Luxor Street outside No. 32 Luxor Street by 2.5 metres; and

(c)   Railton Road outside Nos. 151/153 Railton Road by 5 metres,

to enable the provision of new secure bicycle parking structures outside (i) Nos. 60/62 Brook Drive; (ii) No. 32 Luxor Street; and (iii) Nos. 151/153 Railton Road.

 

3.   The Orders are necessary to provide secure bicycle parking for residents who do not have the space and/or ability to securely park bicycles in or within a reasonable distance of their residence.

 

4.   If you have any enquiries about this matter, please contact the Council's Transport Strategy Team on 020 7926 0677.

 

5.   Documents giving more detailed particulars of the proposed Orders are available for inspection between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm (excluding bank holidays) until the last day of a period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the Orders are made or, as the case may be, the Council decide not to make the Orders, at the offices of Lambeth's Borough Council's Transportation Group, 2nd Floor, Blue Star House, 234-244 Stockwell Road, London SW9 9SP.  To arrange a viewing please contact 020 7926 0209.

6.   All objections and other representations relating to the proposed Orders must be made in writing and all objections must specify the grounds on which they are made and should be sent to Barbara Poulter, Transportation Group, London Borough of Lambeth, 2nd Floor, Blue Star House, 234-244 Stockwell Road, London SW9 9SP, by 28^th March 2014.  Any objection may be seen by, or be communicated to, any person who has an interest in this matter.

Photo: secure bike parking elsewhere in Lambeth - London Cycling Campaign lcc.org.uk

A place for everyone: Lambeth secondary schools offer every child a place for this September

For the second year running, every child whose application was on time has received an offer of a secondary school place in Lambeth, new figures have revealed.

More than 85% of parents who applied to a secondary school in the borough have been offered a place at their first or second-choice schools.

On the day that parents across London are told which secondary schools their children have been offered, Lambeth Council has revealed that it dealt with 2,419 applications this year, an increase of 147 on 2013. The proportion of applications made online rose from 50.8 per cent in 2013 to 97 per cent this year.

Overall, the number of children being offered places at their first or second-choice schools also rose this year; 1,629 children were offered a place at their first-preference school, 46 more than last year, and 442 were offered their second preference – 72 more than in 2013. The Council has confirmed that there are also enough spaces in Lambeth schools to support all late applicants.

The landmark achievement contrasts starkly with the picture in 2005, when over 570 pupils in the borough were left 'in limbo' without places allocated for their secondary education.  Parents had to fill out separate application forms for each local authority which handled admissions for their chosen schools.

There was no co-ordination of dates or offers between authorities so some parents held on to more than one offer for weeks or months until they had heard back from all the authorities they had applied to before deciding which offer to accept.  Consequently, allocation of surplus places to other children was delayed creating anxiety and uncertainty for pupils and their families.

The introduction of the Pan-London Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme in 2005 has seen the application process simplified and an increase in the number of pupils who receive an offer from one of their preferred schools.

Welcoming the figures, Cllr Rachel Heywood, Cabinet Member for Children and Families, said:

"These figures are a testament to the hard work of Lambeth's education services in making sure as many children as possible can go to the schools of their choice in September. Ensuring that, for the second year in a row, every child in the borough has a place waiting for them is a tremendous achievement.

"This has always been an enormously difficult time for families, anxiously waiting to find out where their children are going to end up next. But it is clear that the days of 'gambling' a child's future on a better offer that might or might not come through the post are over.

"Our children can now look forward to the next stage of their education with confidence."