Canada Water
Canada Water is a key regeneration area in the London Borough of Southwark, where both the Council and Mayor of London have identified an opportunity for significant levels of new development around the former dock basin. Two of the largest sites in the area are owned by Conrad Phoenix (Canada Water) Ltd, who Roger Tym & Partners has been advising in promoting major mixed use developments.
Our work, which is centered on promoting two major sites for development, has involved representations and applications for the redevelopment of the two sites. The first application, for the redevelopment of a site located adjacent to the Canada Water dock basin, includes:
- over 400 new homes
- a replacement store for the sports goods retailer Decathlon
- waterside cafes and restaurants.
The smaller site is being promoted for student housing.
The schemes propose extensive landscaping and basement car and cycle parking, whilst seeking to make the very best of Canada Water’s excellent public transport links. What is unusual about the scheme is the replacement of a retail warehouse-type development with a re-formatted retail store and underground parking, all embedded in a residential scheme, involving community, retail, café and other uses, to form a high density mixed-use scheme.
Our team coordinated both applications, overseeing the preparation of a wide range of supporting statements by specialist consultants, ranging from air quality to transport.
The submission involved a lengthy period of community engagement, led by M&N Communications, in which we have been closely involved. We also coordinated and led discussions with officers at both London Borough of Southwark and the Greater London Authority, dealing with issues including design, affordable housing and planning obligations.
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