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What is being delivered as part of the Springfield Village Development?

Springfield Village delivers:

  • New and up to date healthcare buildings at Springfield University Hospital

  • A 32-acre public park in Tooting– providing excellent outdoor space for our community

  • Shops and a café – amenities for everyone to use

  • New homes – providing hundreds of homes for Londoners

  • A new care home

  • Land for a new school – investing in our children’s future

  • Investment in local transport facilities – boosting transport links for residents

  • Expanded community healthcare – treating people closer to their families and their home

Where has the money come from for this redevelopment?

The redevelopment is mainly funded through the sale of surplus land no longer required for NHS services.

What are the latest developments on-site?

The forensic (Shaftesbury) and non-forensic (Trinity) hospital buildings are both now open and operational.

The infrastructure is on-going at Springfield Village and Park areas A and C are on target to open in October 2024.

House builders Barratt London, City & Country and London Square continue on their plots.

STEP post regular construction updates under our news and events page (click here to view) and issue email updates to all subscribers.

Sign up to receive updates here.

What are the project’s timelines for completion?

Please see the development timeline by clicking here.

The new mental health units are complete and operational.

The first and largest part of the park, south of the Burntwood Lane entrance, opened in the Summer 2023 whilst the second part of the park, north of the Burntwood Lane entrance, is due to be open by Autumn 2024.

The next phase of new build housing delivered by Barratt London commenced in January 2021 with the first residents moved in during Summer 2022.

Work on the residential conversion of the listed buildings by City & Country commenced in October 2020 with their first residents also moved in during Summer 2022.

London Square have commenced work on their plots.

You can access the development’s site map here.

What is being done to support communications around the programme?

Updates are being provided across STEP and Trust channels including:

  • Quarterly Springfield Messenger publication. For previous issues, click here.

  • Regular development and construction updates here and by email which residents can sign up to receive here.

  • Video and photo updates are also being shared on the Trust website and social media channels here.

What is being done to minimise negative impacts of construction works on site?

We want to be a good neighbour and are working hard together with the Trust, main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine (SRM) and the Springfield Village partners to keep disruption to a minimum.

We understand that construction work can generate levels of noise, dust and vibrations. These risks and impacts are being carefully monitored and managed by the project team as a priority and SRM have implemented control measures in line with Wandsworth Council guidance for construction and demolition projects.

SRM are also ensuring compliance with London’s ‘Low Emission Zone’ for Non-Road Mobile Machinery air quality initiative, which requires onsite compliance with specific emission levels to reduce pollution and help improve London’s overall air quality.

Measures are in place to support 24/7 monitoring of noise, dust and vibration across the project, with programmed warnings in place to notify construction staff immediately of any elevated levels. Four monitoring stations are in place across the site with each using a live telemetry system with programmed staged alerts allowing immediate response by SRM should any elevated air quality, noise or vibration levels be measured.

In addition, any out of hours work is approved by the council and advertised to local residents via the website and email distribution.

SRM are also members of the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS), a scheme that Construction sites, companies and suppliers voluntarily register with and agree to abide by the Code of Considerate Practice, designed to encourage best practice beyond statutory requirements. This includes elements of health and safety, environment and community. The site is audited independently twice a year. Please refer to the CCS website for more details by clicking here.

What is being done about the loss of existing trees on site?

To minimise the ecological impact of works on site, we have worked closely with both the Council and the local Tree Conservation Officer and removed trees on the site deemed to be of low or moderate value to facilitate development. 

Along with retaining high quality trees on site, this loss will be mitigated through the planting of around 700 carefully selected trees across the new Springfield Park and throughout the development.

How is parking managed across the site to prevent overflows into residential areas?

Contractors working on the redevelopment project are encouraged to car pool and are not permitted to park on the surrounding residential roads - this rule is regularly reinforced by lead contractor Sir Robert McAlpine. If this does occur, we ask that local residents report car details to community@springfieldvillage.info so that correct procedures can be highlighted and repeat offenders excluded.

Who will manage the new park?

Wandsworth Council have chosen to not adopt the park. Therefore it will be owned and managed by Springfield Estate Company shareholders, which comprise of key on site landowners including the Trust and residents.

What level of affordable housing will be provided through the development?

In relation to the delivery of affordable homes on the site, we are bringing forward the masterplan with the agreed 20% affordable housing provision as approved by the Secretary of State in 2012 and prior to the Mayor’s current policy relating to public land such as Springfield.

How is traffic and car parking being managed across the site?

All contractors are managing works across Springfield Village in line with the approved Construction Management Plans (for the various phases). We acknowledge Burntwood Lane is generally a busy road, particularly in the morning and afternoon rush hours. The teams manage all construction traffic in line with the Construction Management Plan so as to minimise impact on congestion and risk to public as follows:

  • All construction traffic is booked and managed via main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine’s (SRM) Datascope delivery management system. This staggers deliveries which enables lorries to immediately enter site and park up in the holding area for processing without affecting traffic on Burntwood Lane.

  • All construction traffic is directed to use A-Roads into site and then onto Burntwood Lane to avoid lorries driving on residential roads.

  • Dedicated traffic marshals are in attendance at the main access gate (Gate 1) and all other public interfacing intersections.

  • Traffic marshals will help direct construction vehicles onto public roads when safe to do so to avoid congestion and risk to pedestrians.

  • In line with the Construction Management Plans, contractors are directed to park in available dedicated parking areas on site or use public transport. Contractors are not permitted to park on residential roads.

  • To combat contractor parking on residential roads, SRM have setup patrols to monitor the local roads to identify any construction personnel parking and direct them into the provided parking. Vehicle registrations are also being recorded at inductions to log personnel onsite. Repeat offenders have been red carded (removed from site) and their supervisors re-inducted.

  • To help combat the motorcycle parking issue SRM have assigned a number of parking spaces for motorcycles in the onsite SRM parking area. This took affect on 4/5/21.

  • Contractors are continually educating the workforce via the site induction, tool box talks and daily activity briefings to enforce the message.