Search

Page Title

This area of London has seen many changes over the years. Read about the history on the timeline below.

2020

Work started on the construction of Plot 18, a community hub with new homes, a library and medical centre. The community hub is on Thurlow Street.

2020

2019

Work started on the construction of the first new homes to be built by Notting Hill Genesis. They are on the First Development Site on Albany Road.

2019

2016

Planning permission granted for Plot 18 – a neighbourhood square with a new library, health centre, GP, nursery, retail and 122 new homes.

2016

2015

Planning permission granted on both the outline application for the masterplan and the detailed application for the First Development Site.

2015

2014

Notting Hill Genesis was chosen as Southwark Council’s development partner to complete the regeneration - delivering a further 3,500 new homes to replace existing blocks.

2014

2012

Residents moved into the first new homes in the regeneration area developed by L&Q housing association.

2012

2010

The NDC wound down and its successor, the Creation Trust, was formed to support the social and economic regeneration of the estate.

2010

2005

The council decided to redevelop the area on a phased basis, and worked with the community to develop a planning framework called the Aylesbury Area Action Plan (AAAP) to guide the regeneration.

2005

2001

Residents rejected a proposal to transfer management of the estate to a specially set up housing association and Southwark Council began looking at a part-retention/part-development scheme. However, it was deemed too expensive due to the large cost to bring the blocks up to modern “Decent Homes” standards.

2001

1999

The New Labour government awarded the area over £56m as part of the New Deal for Communities (NDC) programme. The NDC made great strides in improving educational achievement and residents’ health, as well as in reducing the fear of crime.

1999

1990

Parts of the estate were regularly vandalised. The estate-wide district heating system was temperamental, leaving residents without heating or hot water. Problems with the lifts in the high rise blocks and anti-social behaviour problems eventually led to the removal of high-level walkways and link bridges.

1990

1977

The 2,700 homes, housing nearly 10,000 people, were completed and residents were initially delighted at the large properties with ample storage space and indoor toilets, but problems soon became apparent.

1977

1963

Aylesbury estate construction began, with huge numbers of families needing new homes following the clearance of slum housing across this part of south London. Designed by Hans Peter (Felix) Trenton it aimed to create “walkways in the sky” allowing residents to make their way around the estate without touching the ground, which was for cars and service vehicles.

1963

1890

Factories, warehouses and railways in the city were pushing London’s population outwards and the quiet community of Walworth became overpopulated with people living in cramped conditions in the homes built on Walworth Common.

1890

1600

The Aylesbury regeneration area was known as Walworth Common where local Walworth Village residents were allowed to keep their animals.

1600

close

Accessibility statement

We hope that whoever needs to use our website can do so easily. We have tried to make it as accessible as possible. If you do have problems, or would like to make any suggestions to improve the site from an accessibility point of view, please give us your feedback.

Change colours and fonts In this section you can adapt this website to meet your needs. The settings you create on this page will be saved for future visits. If you wish to return to the standard settings, click the “Reset site settings” button.

Text preferences

Text size

Font

Letter spacing

Colour Preferences

Preview

We hope that whoever needs to use our website can do so easily. We have tried to make it as accessible as possible. If you do have problems, or would like to make any ...

Please note, in order to remember your preferences as you navigate through the site, a cookie will be set.

Accessibility