"The legal challenge centres on the climate impact of the proposed demolition, arguing that the council and Peabody have underestimated the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) the project would generate. While the development's environmental statement acknowledges that the resulting emissions would be significant, lawyers acting for Turk argue that the assessment was carried out only against an illustrative masterplan rather than the reasonable worst-case scenario required under planning law."
"The dispute highlights a wider tension between environmental protection and initiatives to demolish and rebuild estates. Across London, more than 130 housing estates are earmarked for demolition. When it was built, the estate was described as a town of tomorrow by Greater London Council architects, though residents say it later fell into disrepair. Land values in the area have risen since the opening of the Elizabeth line in 2022, which reduced journey times into central London."
"The challenge against Bexley council and Peabody housing association, which will be carrying out the redevelopment, has been launched by the Lesnes estate resident Adam Turk. He and others living there believe the estate could be refurbished rather than demolished and rebuilt under plans for the construction of up to 1,950 homes, which the council approved on 23 December. Residents fear the redevelopment would cause environmental damage and undermine the UK's legal obligation to reach net zero by 2050."
A legal challenge has been launched to halt demolition of a 1960s Brutalist estate in south-east London that appeared in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. The challenge targets Bexley council and Peabody housing association and was brought by Lesnes estate resident Adam Turk. Plans approved on 23 December would allow construction of up to 1,950 homes. Residents argue the estate could be refurbished rather than demolished and rebuilt, and they fear the redevelopment would cause environmental damage and undermine the UK's net zero by 2050 commitment. Lawyers say the environmental assessment underestimated greenhouse gas emissions by using an illustrative masterplan instead of a reasonable worst-case scenario.
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