Agenda item

Deputation from the Camberwell Society on the proposed extension of the Bakerloo Line.

Deputation request from the CAMBERWELL SOCIETY

RESOLVED:

That the deputation be received.

The deputation explained that a local group had been formed to promote the idea of the extension of the Bakerloo underground line coming to Camberwell. Population density in the area was about 130 people per hectare, compared with 99 per hectare in Southwark and 52 per hectare in Greater London. Denmark Hill station services and local buses were frequently overcrowded. Patients, clinicians and visitors to Kings College Hospital along with students and staff at Camberwell Arts College would also benefit from the Bakerloo line stopping at Camberwell. The petition in support of the extension to Camberwell had so far gathered 3,000 signatures. The deputation asked that the council promote the extension.

Councillor Mark Williams, cabinet member for regeneration, planning and transport explained that the council’s position was to support a route to Camberwell and Peckham and also a route to the Old Kent Road. The council also wanted Camberwell station to be reopened.

The chair thanked the members of the deputation for attending.