Lambeth Council and Network Rail have jointly appointed AECOM and Fluid Architects to work with local people on a masterplan development brief for Brixton Central. This area was identified in the Brixton Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) as a major area for growth and investment in the town centre.

Lambeth Council and Network Rail are the major landowners in this area and we want local people to help with proposals for its long-term future. The masterplan development brief will detail the type of development and public space we want in the area, as well as how it should be delivered.

The first stage of this work will be to set up a local reference group that will help us to involve the whole community later in 2014. Members of the Fluid team will be speaking to and meeting with key Brixton based groups and individuals they hope will join this group. If you are interested in finding out more about joining the reference group, please get in touch via the Future Brixton email address.

Working closely with the Brixton Rec User Group (BRUG), the council is commissioning additional survey and capacity work for Brixton Rec, to understand the nature and scale of improvements needed. This will include looking at how the building could be further modernised to meet future leisure demand in the area, as well as the potential to improve its energy efficiency. The findings from this work will be consulted on in the summer/autumn of 2014.

Wider engagement with local people will take place in the summer, with the study finishing in the autumn of 2014. More information at Brixton Central.