{"id":472205,"date":"2026-03-15T22:45:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T22:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=472205"},"modified":"2026-03-15T22:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T22:45:07","slug":"peckham-businesses-call-for-area-to-become-an-improvement-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/peckham\/peckham-businesses-call-for-area-to-become-an-improvement-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Peckham businesses call for area to become an improvement district"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Local businesses have called for Peckham to be made into an improvement district like the one at Bermondsey&#8217;s Blue.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Business Improvement District (BID) is a partnership between local businesses who have agreed to pay a levy which goes towards improvements designed to boost the local economy.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The money could be spent on better security, landscaping or improved marketing and promotion of local businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"560\" 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the business community met last Wednesday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Southwark already has BIDs covering Bankside, the Southbank Centre and Bermondsey&#8217;s Blue Market on Southwark Park Road.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"68153\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448385\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMTc4NzYxODg0NSIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLWNvbnRlbnQgc291dGgtZW50aXR5LXBsYWNlbWVudCIgc3R5bGU9Im1hcmdpbi1sZWZ0OiBhdXRvO21hcmdpbi1yaWdodDogYXV0bzt0ZXh0LWFsaWduOiBjZW50ZXI7Ij48IS0tICAvMTU0NzI1MDcwLDIyNjk0MTk2OTY5L3NvdXRod2Fya25ld3Mvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cyAtLT4NCjxkaXYgaWQ9ImRpdi1ncHQtYWQtMngxIj4NCjxzY3JpcHQ+DQpnb29nbGV0YWcuY21kLnB1c2goZnVuY3Rpb24oKSB7IGdvb2dsZXRhZy5kaXNwbGF5KCdkaXYtZ3B0LWFkLTJ4MScpOyB9KTsNCjwvc2NyaXB0Pg0KPC9kaXY+ICAgICAgICAgIDwvZGl2Pg==<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The Peckham Business Forum and local MP Miatta Fahnbulleh gathered at the newly reopened nightclub Peckham Palais on Wednesday (25 February) to discuss ways of improving the local economy, including the possibility of turning Peckham into a BID. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have asked all businesses in the area to contribute to a survey which will help them decide on the next steps.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71156\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448386\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMTI2Nzg1MTI1MyIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLWluLWFydGljbGUtbXB1OSBzb3V0aC1lbnRpdHktcGxhY2VtZW50Ij48IS0tICAvMTU0NzI1MDcwLDIyNjk0MTk2OTY5L3NvdXRod2Fya25ld3Mvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cyAtLT4NCjxkaXYgaWQ9ImRpdi1ncHQtYWQtbXB1OSI+DQo8c2NyaXB0Pg0KZ29vZ2xldGFnLmNtZC5wdXNoKGZ1bmN0aW9uKCkgeyBnb29nbGV0YWcuZGlzcGxheSgnZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHU5Jyk7IH0pOw0KPC9zY3JpcHQ+DQo8L2Rpdj4gICAgIDwvZGl2Pg==<\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"RnxBoJOiI695PTCqHpSlktuKWaU1QDwfsAF\"><blockquote 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I fully support The Peckham Business Forum and will be working with them in any way I can to progress this vital initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sandra Ferguson, CEO of Peckham&#8217;s Business Forum, said: \u201cPeckham\u2019s greatest strength has always been its business community: diverse, resilient, creative and deeply rooted.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/download.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472219\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7490196078431373;width:204px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/download.jpg 194w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/download-109x146.jpg 109w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peckham MP Miatta Fahnbulleh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This conversation isn\u2019t about starting from scratch; it\u2019s about building on what already works and strengthening the connections between traders, partners and the wider community. 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