The Brixton Green project
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The Brixton Green development is a community project to sustainably develop a large site on Somerleyton Road in Brixton. Its vision is to combine work spaces for local small businesses with mixed-tenure housing, creating a hub for social and environmental enterprises. Chuka is a strong supporter of the project, which hopes to start building within two years.
In this video local restauranteur and Brixton Hill resident Phillipe Castaing, who initiated the project, discusses its aims.
The development will foster social cohesion by combining owner-occupied premises with social housing and providing communal spaces for residents to come together.
A large communal garden will be the centrepiece of the development, providing space for urban agriculture, including vegetable growing, bee keeping and greenhouses – producing 120 tonnes of produce a year.
To find out more, check out the Brixton Green development’s website.
