The Peckham Neighbourhood Community Meeting approved allocations for the Cleaner Greener Safer programme, the Devolved Highways Budget, and the Neighbourhoods Fund. A total of £182,204 was allocated for Cleaner Greener Safer projects, £76,190 for Devolved Highways projects, and a significant sum for various Neighbourhood Grants across Peckham and Rye Lane wards.

Cleaner Greener Safer 2026-27: Capital Funding Allocation

The meeting approved the reallocation of £182,204 to the 2026-27 Cleaner Greener Safer (CGS) budget for the Peckham Neighbourhood area. This funding comprises underspent funds from previous years, current-year programme underspend, and funds from project cancellations. A further £127,800 was allocated to specific projects within the Peckham and Rye Lane wards.

Key projects funded include:

• Peckham Ward:

  • £5,000 for Bells Gardens TRA's Fix the climbing wall 2 project.
  • £20,000 for Lashaun Codjoe-Graham's Revitalisation of Sumner Road park .
  • £18,040 for Peckham Platform Ltd's Roots: Micro Gardens for Peckham Square .
  • £8,000 for Miss Daisy Nutting's Pennack Estate Community Garden .
  • £37,860 for Mr Daniel Corvesor's Oliver Goldsmith Playground .
  • £2,000 for Bells Gardens TRA's Remove the derelict bicycle lockers .

• Rye Lane Ward:

  • £3,000 for Mr Oliver Greenaway's Improve Rye Lane's Bridges with Railway Roundel Sign writing Art .
  • £1,000 for Ms Ruth Kassa's Chloe Court - mural and garden project .
  • £3,500 for Miss Ana Downer-Duprey's Neighbourhood Roots: Community Garden Continuation – capital .
  • £1,500 for Community notice boards for the Harold Moody and Consort Park by an individual applicant.
  • £4,000 for The London Wildlife Trust's Showcasing Water Management for Southwark Residents .
  • £3,000 for Friends of Belham's The Belham Primary School Intergenerational Project: 'Nature Buddies – Growing Together' .
  • £300 for Peckham Chess Club's Expansion of Peckham Chess Club .
  • £14,000 for Councillor Esme Dobson's Rye Lane playgrounds .
  • £8,000 for Ms Gabrielle Torto-Green's Consort Estate Waste Management & Community Engagement Initiative .
  • £3,000 for Elimhouse Community Association Southwark's Application Grant for Leak .
  • £15,000 for South London Urban Growers' New James Court Alley Gardens .
  • £1,400 for Clifton Estate TRA's Green Clifton Estate Biodiverse planting .
  • £10,000 for Pelican Plus TRA's Heron House towers, Pelican Estate, recycling project .
  • £20,000 for Ms Gabrielle Torto-Green's Cycle Secure, Community Assured: Infrastructure for a Safer Nunhead .
  • £3,000 for Copleston Centre's Outdoors at Copleston .
  • £500 for Consort Estate TRA's Equipment for Consort Estate fitness class .

The Cleaner Greener Safer (CGS) programme, running since 2003, funds capital improvement projects that make an area cleaner, greener, or safer. Funding is allocated based on a per-councillor calculation and must be spent on permanent, physical changes. The programme aligns with the council's Fairer Greener Safer – Southwark Council Delivery Plan 2022-2026 and the Streets for People Strategy 2023-2030, aiming to promote sustainability, regeneration, and community engagement.

Devolved Highways Budget 2026-27: Capital Funding Allocation

The meeting approved the reallocation of £76,190 to the 2026-27 Devolved Highways Budget (DHB) for the Peckham Neighbourhood area. This funding is from programmed capital expenditure and includes no additional funds from previous years' underspends.

The following allocations were agreed:

• Peckham Ward:

  • £10,000 for an individual's Improving accessibility within the Willowbrook Estate project.
  • £5,000 for an individual's Thames Court cycling storage project.

• Rye Lane Ward:

  • £19,000 for an individual's Proposal for the Introduction of Trees on Rye Lane .
  • £19,000 for an individual's Trees for Howden St! .

The DHB programme allows for minor traffic and highway capital schemes, including footway and carriageway resurfacing, traffic calming measures, and accessibility improvements. This programme is also aligned with the council's sustainability and community engagement policies, supporting active travel and road safety.

Allocation of Neighbourhood Grants 2026-27 (Neighbourhoods Fund)

The meeting agreed to allocate funds from the Neighbourhoods Fund 2026-27 for the Peckham Neighbourhood area. A total of £40,000 was allocated to projects in Peckham Ward and £34,500 to projects in Rye Lane Ward.

Peckham Ward Allocations:

• Staffordshire Street C.I.C: £4,996 for STST Neighbourhood Creatives: Early Learning Through Art .
• Bells Gardens TRA: £3,200 for Knit to Commit .
• The Friends of Kelly Avenue Park: £2,250 for Community Fun Day .
• Skyway Charity: £3,000 for Community Celebration Days .
• Alisa's English School for Ukrainian Refugees: £1,500 for Alisa's English School for Ukrainian Refugees .
• Millwall Community Trust: £4,500 for Millwall Kicks @ Damilola Taylor Centre .
• Tayo Suti House: £3,742 for Flexi-Care Community Connect .
• Peckham and Nunhead Free Film Festival: £2,500 for Peckham and Nunhead Free Film Festival .
• Bells Gardens Community Centre: £4,050 for Nino Style Project .

Rye Lane Ward Allocations:

• Lifestyle Cafe Network: £1,000 for Cost of living confidence workshops And Community Cohesion .
• Miss Nike Animashaun: £4,000 for Club Connect .
• Mindset, Strength and Leadership CIC: £4,000 for The Neighbourhood Games Night and Talent Show .
• Consort Estate TRA: £2,500 for Consort Estate Community Events 2026 .
• Southwark Day Centre For Asylum Seekers: £2,500 for Life as a refugee in Southwark .
• Afro Arts Production: £500 for Roots and Rhythm .
• South London Fine Art Gallery and Library: £1,000 for Flavour Cravers cooking workshops .
• The Good Gym: £1,500 for GoodGym Southwark: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Connected Com .
• Harris Federation: £1,000 for Support our Peckham community with Community Hub .
• Bold Tendencies: £1,500 for Community Tickets 2026 .
• Consort Sheltered Housing Unit: £2,000 for The Gathering Garden .
• Tower Hamlets Youth Sports Foundation: £500 for Platform Cricket Hubs: Peckham Piranhas .
• Peckham and Nunhead Free Film Festival: £1,000 for Peckham and Nunhead Free Film Festival .
• Destiny 2 Education: £500 for Play 2 Learn Skills .
• Miss Ana Downer-Duprey: £1,000 for Neighbourhood Roots: Community Garden Continuation - revenue .
• Copleston Centre: £3,000 for Memories and Movement .
• Peckham Plant Protectors: £1,000 for Holdrons Green .
• Close the Gap: £1,500 (no specific project title listed).

The Neighbourhoods Fund supports revenue-funded community activity. The application process for this year was revised to use a single application form for all three programmes (Neighbourhoods Fund, CGS, and DHB), with officers allocating applications to the appropriate programme. The fund aims to support a wide range of community-led projects that benefit local residents.