Demolition of 'Clockwork Orange' estate in London paused as residents celebrate legal win

Judicial review will take place into Bexley Council’s decision to approve plan to knock down the Lesnes Estate in Thamesmead

On 29 July 2026, the High Court will decide whether to grant permission for a judicial review of Bexley Council’s decision to approve Peabody’s plans to redevelop the Lesnes Estate. The brutalist development is better known as the ‘Clockwork Orange’ estate, and sits in Thamesmead, south-east London. Adam Turk is a Lesn