We want to better understand the profile of Lewisham's Community Champions to ensure recruitment reflects Lewisham's diverse community. We also want to understand what wider health and wellbeing information would be of benefit to Champions and those you support.
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Lewisham Council’s Children and Young People’s Commissioning Team are in the process of re-commissioning services supporting the health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 10-19 years old.
Currently the main health service for young people aged 10-19 is the Young...More
Lewisham Council’s Children and Young People’s Commissioning Team are in the process of re-commissioning services supporting the health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 10-19 years old.
Currently the main health service for young people aged 10-19 is the Young...More
We would like residents' feedback on our proposals aimed at making children's journeys to and from schools within the Lewisham and Lee Green Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) safer and healthier. The proposals will see a number of streets and schools in your area temporarily closed during school...More
We have developed an online survey for people who have been referred to Slimming World or WW via their GP or self-referral.
If you completed your 12 week programme, we’d like to know about your experience, what you liked and didn’t like about Slimming World or WW.
If you didn’t...More
Lewisham Council recognises the power of healthy lifestyles (eating well, being physically activewith a healthy weight) to increase both the physical and mental wellbeing of its population.
We recognise that at the moment it’s a very challenging and unsettling time with many people...More
A local community group in the Lee Green area has made an application seeking the re-designation of their Neighbourhood Forum.
A designated Neighbourhood Forum is an organisation or group empowered by the local authority to lead the neighbourhood planning process in a designated...More
Share your views on Lewisham’s new Local Plan
We are preparing a new Local Plan, which will help shape Lewisham to 2040.
The Local Plan helps to ensure that planning decisions are made in the best interests of our neighbourhoods and communities.
It...More
A series of online sessions about the Local Plan have been organised as follows:
Thursday 4th February, 5.30pm -7pm, Vision and Strategy
Tuesday 9th February, 5.30pm - 7pm, Design and Heritage
Thursday 11th...More
The COVID-19 vaccination is being rolled out to priority groups across South-East London.
Each day as more people are vaccinated in Lewisham, we reduce the risk the virus poses to ourselves, our loved ones and the most vulnerable in the community.
If anyone has concerns about the...More
The council is required under the Local Government Finance Act 1992 to ensure that Business Ratepayers are consulted on its proposed annual budget (General Fund).
The council is hereby consulting with the business rate payers in the borough on its estimated General Fund...More
We are proposing some changes to the Housing Allocation Scheme and we want to hear what you think.
An Allocation Scheme is a way of allocating social housing to eligible applicants on the housing register. The process means that once residents on the housing register apply for social...More
Lewisham is one of several councils across London to roll out new rapid tests which will allow many more people in Lewisham to get tested whether they have symptoms or not.
Experience elsewhere suggests that it is not always easy to get people to come forward for this testing. We would like...More
The Council is developing a 10-year Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyle Strategy for the borough, which we aim in publish later this year. Our aim is to get more residents physically active and help them improve their health and how they feel. A vital part of this is understanding the...More
We understand that at the moment it’s a very challenging and unsettling time with many people self-isolating and avoiding public spaces due to the Coronavirus. However, looking positively to the future, we would like you to think about how you might become more active. This will be at a time...More
An online residents’ information session about the Lewisham and Lee Green Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) has been organised as follows:
Date - Thursday 22nd October
Time - 7.00pm to 8.30pm
Location - Online (register below to receive link)
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The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) is a document which sets out how and when the council will consult with and involve the community and other stakeholders in planning matters including in the preparation of Lewisham's development plan, its supporting documents and in the planning...More
A local community group in the Grove Park area has made an application seeking the re-designation of their Neighbourhood Forum.
A designated Neighbourhood Forum is an organisation or group empowered by the local authority to lead the neighbourhood planning process in a designated...More
The Licensing Act 2003 (Section 5) requires every Licensing Authority to prepare and publish a statement of its licensing policy every 5 years.
Lewisham Council, as the Licensing Authority, has reviewed its statement of Licensing Policy. The new revised version for 2020-2025 aims...More
We understand that at the moment it’s a very challenging and unsettling time with many people self-isolating and avoiding public spaces due to the Coronavirus. However, looking positively to the future, we would like you to think about how you might become more active. This will be at a time...More
The Council is developing a 10-year Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyle Strategy for the borough, which we aim in publish later this year. Our aim is to get more residents physically active and help them improve their health and how they feel. A vital part of this is understanding the...More
We are consulting on our housing strategy for 2020-26.
We want to hear from you so we can make sure we are taking the right steps to solve the housing crisis.
Details of how we are proposing to do this are available in the draft Housing Strategy 2020-26 summary document (see below)....More
Lewisham Council has a duty to provide a free, confidential and impartial Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) for parents/carers and young people aged 16 to 25 years with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), on all matters...More
The Council has prepared a draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for Surrey Canal Triangle. We are seeking your views on the document.
UPDATE - Consultation drop-in
We are holding a drop-in session on 10 December from 5–8pm at Scotney Hall, 19...More
The Council has prepared a draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for New Cross Gate. We are seeking your views on the document.
UPDATE - Consultation drop-in
A drop in session at New Cross Learning (283-285 New Cross Road, SE14 6AS) is taking place on...More
The Council is consulting local residents and groups on additions to the Council’s List of Buildings of Local historic, architectural & social importance (‘the Local List’). The proposed additions to the List are nominations that have been made by local residents, amenity groups, Council...More
T his consultation is looking for your views on the specific proposals regarding the Transport fro London (TfL) funded Deptford Parks Liveable Neighbourhood that were developed as part of the face-to-face and online community engagement carried out over the last year. You can read more...More
A local community group in the Honor Oak and Crofton Park area has made an application seeking the re- designation of a neighbourhood forum.
A designated neighbourhood forum is an organisation or group empowered by the local authority to lead the neighbourhood planning process in a...More
We want to improve the way we communicate with young people online, including social media. The following survey will help us to understand what we should change to try to do this.
Why we’re doing this:
In 2018 we carried out a local democracy review which included workshops in...More