Lewisham retail park redevelopment: Details emerge for site beside station
New proposals to redevelop a retail park near Lewisham station have been spotted.
An application featuring a Environment Impact Assessment offers some new details following a consultation earlier this year, with developer Amro Partners seeking “1,400 mixed-use residential dwellings across four blocks of Build to Rent (BtR) units, Co-Living units, purpose-built student accommodation and Residential”.
The overall site also includes a small parade of Victorian buildings at 66-76 Loampit Vale.
In a precursor before a full application expected soon, the document states four buildings will “range from approximately 7 to 35 storeys” with the tallest topping out at 130 metres AOD.
The site was formerly owned by Legal and General who submitted and application nine years ago then securing approval in 2019 before failing to build and selling up in 2024.
It’s a superbly sited spot being seconds from Lewisham station and directly opposite where any Bakerloo line station would be located.
Transport
If Lewisham Council and Network Rail are on the ball they’d be ensuring Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy revenue from the development funds a new station entrance. One such site could open at platform 4 where a previous entrance was closed in the 2010s increasing overcrowding at the sole remaining entrance.
That also required more passengers to use narrow, cramped underpasses.
Another is to fit-out an entrance built in the base of the Vita tower directly beside Platform 1 which never opened.
Other developments that can assist include the redeveloped shopping centre and proposed redevelopment of the Tesco supermarket.
Recent developments also include Heathside and Lethbridge Estates which were rebuilt increasing total homes to 1,054.
Lewisham DLR station sits nearby and is due to see a capacity increase when delayed DLR trains finally enter services and bus routes 75, 89, 108, 178, 181, 185, 208, 261, 284, 484, 621 and P4 all stop nearby.
Given the location the site will be car free with the exception of blue-badge parking spaces.
The latest timeline given by Amro is “a 7 year period with the anticipated completed construction year being 2034/35, with first occupation potentially in 2029”.
A full planning application should appear soon which’ll feature far more information including images of final designs, and as soon as that appears a post will appear on this site taking a deep look into what’s proposed.
Actually, there’s another public consultation planned first (for June or latest July) before planning permission being sought. I know because I and the Brockley Max team have been working with muralists on behalf of Amro to brighten up the shopfronts on Loampit Vale where the consultation will take place again in the former Carpet Direct site.