Christchurch Road

The site is on the corner of Christchurch Road (South Circular) and Streatham Hill, around half a mile north of Streatham Hill Station, which provides regular services to London Victoria.

The surrounding area is mainly residential, with medium rise blocks of flats to the north and south. There are commercial uses along Brixton Hill and towards Streatham Hill, and a number of schools nearby. The Grade 1 Listed Christ Church is around 50 metres to the east of the site.

This rectangular site is covered in grass with a number of mature trees in the western part. The site is currently fenced along the western, northern and eastern boundaries. A number of pre-fabricated bungalows previously occupied the site, but were demolished in 1976.

▼ Download Christchurch Road particulars (pdf 0.3MB)

Site investigations: A summary report is available for download with copies of:

• Topographical survey including buried services and ground penetrating radar
• Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental desktop and intrusive studies
• Unexploded Ordnance study and risk assessment
• Tree survey preliminary report
• Ecological assessment
• Archaeology desktop review

Planning statement: The site is not allocated for a specific use. However, it is identified as housing amenity land local open space within the Lambeth Open Space Strategy 2013. The site is not situated within a Conservation Area, although the outer boundary of the Rush Common and Brixton Hill Conservation Area lies on the northern side of Christchurch Road. The trees on the site are subject to Tree Preservation Orders. There are no active planning applications or permissions. LB Lambeth is undertaking a partial review of its 2015 Local Plan and expects a consultation to take place in late 2017. TfL has made representations to enable the site to be allocated for residential use as part of this review. It is anticipated that a future planning application will need to follow the outcome of this process. A planning statement is included in the pack.

▼ Download Christchurch Road technical information (zip 41MB)

Report on title: The site is held freehold by Transport for London under title numbers 91447 and 291788. A report on title is available for download with copies of title documents, utilities search results and CPSE replies.

▼ Download Christchurch Road legal information (zip 13MB)

The site is available on a 250 year lease, subject to a satisfactory planning permission, and demonstrating finance, as part of an agreement to lease.

Proposals are expected to be residential-led and should provide 100% affordable housing (by habitable room). All the homes built on this site are expected to be genuinely affordable as defined in section 4.13 of the London Housing Strategy. TfL will only consider disposing of the site to an entity which falls within the definition contained in section 79(1)(d) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.

The freeholder has the right to terminate the lease if the developer fails, without good reason, to reach certain milestones for planning and the start of works. The right to assign the lease is subject to freeholder approval.

The agreement for lease, the lease and a summary note are available for download. The contracts are non-negotiable, except for any sections in square brackets, where proposals will inform details.

▼ Download Christchurch Road Contracts (pdf 1MB)

We are looking for proposals with a good financial offer, subject to planning and in line with the contracts, which bring creative ways of building 100% affordable, community-led housing.

▼ Download the Guidance for Proposals and Submission Proforma (pdf 2MB)

• Prepare your proposal following the guidance, including the background of your team, and your approach to delivering your indicative proposals.
• Email your proposal to [email protected]

Deadline for submissions: Friday 23 March 2018 at Noon

The site can be viewed externally from Christchurch Road and Streatham Hill.

Formal viewings are by appointment only. If you want to arrange a viewing, or have any other queries, please contact:

Isabelle Garner

[email protected]

Isabelle Shayegan

[email protected]