The Elmington Estate dates from the late 1950s.
A decision was taken to redevelop the Elmington estate as part of the ‘Southwark Estates Initiative’. Despite being found structurally sound the estate was earmarked for demolition as part of this new renewal strategy, which sought to create more ‘mixed communities’.
The regeneration plans split the Elmington estate into 10 blocks (A-J), of which it was decided that the (predominantly high-rise) blocks F, H, I and J would be refurbished and the remainder redeveloped.
