'Vibrant' Southwark mixed-use development set to deliver 36 new homes

A mixed-use development in Southwark has been given the go-ahead by the local council.

U+I and Transport for London (TfL), working in partnership, have secured planning consent from the London Borough of Southwark for the project on Southwark Street.

The plans, designed by local architect Allies and Morrison, will transform the vacant site near London Bridge station and Borough Market into a local cultural and social hub, providing 36 hew homes as well as commercial space.

Situated between Southwark Street, Redcross Way and Union Street, the site will provide more than 200,000 sq ft of commercial space for restaurants, cafés, retail units and flexible small business workspace.

Richard Upton, chief development officer at U+I, commented: “These plans represent the final piece of the puzzle on the Southwark Street.

“This site has been a blot on an otherwise vibrant and successful High Street, but now we can bring forward a development that will stitch the streetscape back together, providing contemporary workspace, homes, shops and restaurants, all set within a carefully considered masterplan that reinstates the medieval lanes and yards of Southwark.”

Chris Townend, head of property development at TfL, added: “We are excited to have been given the go-ahead to start delivering our plans in Southwark, which will create a vibrant hub for the community, with buzzing market stalls, cafes, restaurants and workspaces.”