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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Cameron Blackshaw

Last ditch attempt to save iconic London estate made famous by Clockwork Orange fails

A request for a judicial review into the demolition of an iconic south east London estate has been rejected.

Adam Turk, who lives on the Lesnes Estate in Thamesmead, said it would now take “a miracle” to overturn plans to demolish the 1960s estate and replace it with up to 1,950 new homes.

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