Canada Water developers British Land submitted plans for the latest phase of their scheme to transform the area earlier this summer.
That was Zone G of the Canada Water Masterplan, which includes Buzz Bingo, the Odeon cinema, restaurants Pizza Hut and Frankie and Benny’s, and the affordable workspace Thrive, as well as car parking spaces.
The developer has committed to finding a new company to operate the Odeon Cinema, but have been unsuccessful so far. Buzz Bingo did not respond to a request for comment.
In their place British Land want to build 419 new flats, as well as a new Tesco Extra. The Tesco that exists at the moment will be knocked down as part of another zone of the Masterplan.
Of the 419 flats:
- 115 will be for social rent
- 140 will be ‘intermediate’ rent – 80 per cent of market rates
- 164 will be for outright sale
The flats will be split between one, two and three bedrooms.
Zone G will all be one building. The new Tesco will be on the ground floor, with the flats above and around it in towers, which British Land say will look like different buildings.
The towers will be 105 metres, 63 metres, 40 metres, 34 metres and 30 metres respectively.
British Land said in its planning application: “Each building has its own identity and comes down to the ground, with the podium ‘gaps’ in between them. The buildings are individuated by colour, proportion, detail and character.”
In between these towers, the developer will build a ‘podium’ roof terrace, which will only be for use by residents of the blocks.
The developer added: “It is designed to be used by all residents and provision is made for all age groups to play, exercise, relax and learn, in a pleasant and safe environment.
“Pathways through the podium to each building entrance will be level, direct and legible, taking people through a variety of landscape characters.”
Zone G will also have a basement car park, with 542 parking spaces.
British Land already has outline planning permission from the council for its entire Canada Water Masterplan, which means Southwark approved the plans in principle. Schemes like Zone G – and Zones L and F next door, which got full approval earlier this summer – fill in the blanks.
The application is likely to be decided at Southwark’s planning committee early next year. If British Land are successful, building work will begin in spring 2023. That will go on for four years – finishing in 2027 – the company has said.
To view and comment on the application for Zone G, click here or search on Southwark Council’s planning portal for application 22/AP/2439,
Too much overcrowding of the area has ruined it.