Regeneration – Southwark News

Designs for Canada Water’s second bridge have been unveiled

Evie Flynn — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:13:07 +0000

Canada Water will be getting a 170-square-metre wide footbridge over the Albion Channel, which will replace the old wooden bridge built in the 1980s. The council have approved plans for the crossing in the new Canada Water town centre, allowing shoppers to cross the the 5.8-metre wide Albion Channel – which runs from Surrey Water […]

162 new council homes finished on Old Kent Road estate as work on 200 more set to begin soon

Issy Clarke — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:55:01 +0000

More than 150 homes on the Tustin Estate have been finished, as the developer announced that it has signed the contract to build more than 200 more in the next phase. The Tustin Estate on the Old Kent Road is being redeveloped over a number of years and by the time it is finished, there […]

The final phase of the £1.5 billion Elephant & Castle regeneration approved

Ruby Gregory - Local Democracy Reporter — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:51:34 +0000

Revised plans for the final phase of a £1.5billion regeneration scheme at Elephant and Castle have been green-lit by Southwark councillors. Developer, Get Living secured planning permission to build 507 new rental homes and accommodation for 452 students during a meeting of Southwark Council’s Planning Committee last week (March 23). The development will be constructed […]

Approved redevelopment will see over 100 charities and community organisations leave affordable workspace in Brixton

Ruby Gregory - Local Democracy Reporter — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:45:12 +0000

Plans to redevelop two-council owned sites in Brixton have been approved, despite fierce opposition over the displacement of more than 100 charities and community groups. Lambeth Council has partnered with developer London Square to bring forward a mixed-used residential and commercial development at 49 Brixton Station Road and 6 Canterbury Crescent. The plans, which were […]

Mayor poised to approve Canada Water Masterplan as affordable housing increases slightly to 9%

Issy Clarke — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:43:19 +0000

The Mayor of London is poised to approve the Canada Water Masterplan in a hearing at City Hall next week, as the latest documents suggest now 9% of housing on the site could be affordable thanks to a grant. It comes after the figure previously plunged to as little as 3% – the equivalent of […]

Work to start on 64 affordable homes in South London

Staff Reporter — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:32:00 +0000

Work on building 64 affordable homes for local people in Lee is expected to start this month, writes Pablo Munoz… The construction of the homes on Burnt Ash Hill is part of council’s Building for Lewisham programme on the site of the old Mayfield Hostel, next to Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Lee. The 64 new […]

Coin Street’s affordable housing on the South Bank and Borough Market as a foodie paradise are the two glorious legacies George leaves behind

Issy Clarke — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:32:31 +0000

Born a year after World War II in Borough, amid the bombed-out buildings and industrial landscape of the area, George Nicholson went on to ensure local people were given affordable homes while transforming the fortunes of Borough Market. The 79-year-old recently died on 1 February. A campaigner and local politician he fought tirelessly to get […]

Protest against ‘overdevelopment’ of Old Kent Road outside Southwark Council next week

Issy Clarke — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:46:54 +0000

Housing protestors will gather outside the council’s offices next week to protest what they describe as the ‘full-scale gentrification’ of the Old Kent Road. Activists from Save Old Kent Road and Southwark Housing and Planning Emergency (SHAPE) will meet outside Southwark’s Tooley Street offices before a meeting of the full council next Wednesday (18 March) […]

Free Elephant and Castle event will unveil new The Elephant square

Staff Reporter — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:34:37 +0000

Parts of the new Elephant and Castle development project will be unveiled to the public at the free Urban Elephant Festival, writes Romilly Schulte… On Saturday 21 March from 12pm to 6pm, the Urban Elephant Festival will take place for its fifth year across Walworth Town Hall Square, Sayer Street and Castle Square. The major […]

London’s largest marina confirmed to be redeveloped alongside archeological dig

Staff Reporter — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:06:11 +0000

Controversial plans to redevelop a Rotherhithe marina have been approved with the caveat of archaeological monitoring, writes Cristina Trujillo… Southwark Council has approved polarising plans to redevelop the South Dock Marina in Rotherhithe with the condition of an archaeological dig. Despite protest from residents of the marina, plans to redevelop it will continue, but must […]