A recap on our vision

We want to create a unique place that will be valued and enjoyed by residents, businesses, for people passing by, for Southwark and for London. Our vision for the site is to create a place which raises the bar, and is sought-after – to live in, to work at, to use, to visit, and to admire. A place that can reconnect the diverse communities of Southwark and Lambeth with the developments alongside the South Bank of the River Thames.

Responses to our interactive exhibition boards from our public exhibitions

Your Feedback

Thank you to everyone who has shared feedback on our vision for the future of 18 Blackfriars Road. To date, the team have sent a newsletter to 15,947 addresses, have knocked on around 200 doors and welcomed 40 people to our public exhibitions. Between the launch of the website on 17th February and the end of April, over 2,400 people visited the website and we received over 120 responses to both of our initial surveys.

Consultees and members from the project team at our public exhibition on Saturday 26th February

We greatly appreciate the high level of engagement to date, which has provided our team with some valuable and insightful feedback on the local area and what people want to see in a new development. We will provide many more opportunities for you to share your views on our emerging designs throughout the coming year – and are still open to your comments in the meantime.

The chart below illustrates responses to our question asking people to identify what respondents to our first survey wished to see improved in the local area:

Is there anything in your local area that you think could be improved?

Key themes of feedback from this initial stage of community engagement include:

• The importance of community engagement throughout the consultation process;
• Support for improved retail – including a wider variety and quality of shops and leisure uses;
• Support for the provision of more and better-quality green and open spaces in the area and
• Support for the movement away from hotel use on site

Retail and Leisure Offer

Throughout the first stage of the consultation process, retail was identified as a hugely important issue by a wide range of consultees in a range of ways. In the online surveys shops and retail was the most common theme when respondents were asked what they valued in the area and what they would like to see improved close to 18 Blackfriars Road. Leisure, sports facilities and market space were also popular potential benefits noted by consultees.

Green and open spaces

Many of you have made it clear that although you highly value the green and open spaces near 18 Blackfriars Road you would like to see improvements to the quantity and quality of the local public realm. We will continue to develop the proposals in response to the feedback received on public spaces, and will communicate these actions in the upcoming stages of our consultation.

Next steps

Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback so far on our vision for the 18 Blackfriars Road. We are considering your comments and thoughts as we continue to develop our proposals. We will also allow future opportunities to have your say and share further information throughout the engagement process.

If you want to find out more about feedback from our initial survey, a more detailed report can be found in the archive section of this website or viewed HERE.

In the meantime, please get in touch with us via the contact details below if you have any questions or comments.

📧 hello@18blackfriarsroad.co.uk

📞 0800 368 7363

P.S. Do not worry if you missed the events! You can view our exhibition boards from the public exhibitions in the archive section of this website or viewed HERE.