When the construction company Lendlease first promoted the regeneration of Elephant and Castle in south London, it promised a host of benefits for the local community.
It said the area would gain more than 3,000 homes, including hundreds of affordable flats, a new public park with a community “tree house”, and thousands of jobs. The area was previously best known for the sprawling Heygate council estate, two precarious traffic roundabouts and a fading shopping centre.
