CAMBERWELL AREA PLAN SUMMARY
GORT SCOY CAMBERWELL TODAY
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES GREEN SPACES RENOWNED INSTITUTIONS HISTORIC BUILDING AND CHARACTER POSITIVE CHARACTERISTICS
POOR AIR QUALITY HEALTH AND OBESITY POLARISED TOWN CENTRE BISECTED OTHER BOROUGH-WIDE ISSUES: HIGH VEHICLE EMISSIONS BY MAJOR ROAD SAFETY, LACK OF AFFORDABLE WORKSPACE & GROUND FLOOR VACANCY KEY ISSUES TO ELEPHANT & CASTLE CAMBERWELLTO OVAL TODAY
PARKHOUSE LOW LINE LOW
TO OVAL KIBA
CAMBERWELL ROAD
CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD
COMMUNITY AMENITIES THEATRE SOUTH LONDON CREATIVE BUS PECKHAM GALLERY CORRIDOR STATIONS & UAL TO TRAINING CAMBERWELL CHURCH STREET PECKHAM PECKHAM ROAD
VANGUARD
COURT COLLEGE OF ARTS
DENMARK HILL
KIBA
MAUDSLEY HOSPITAL
DENMARK HILL KINGS STATION HOSPITAL
TO BRIXTON TO HERNE HILL OBJECTIVES: GUIDING PRINCIPLES
1. IMPROVE BROADER CONNECTIVITY 2. CONSOLIDATE A RESILIENT TOWN 3. ENCOURAGE EVENING ACTIVITY 4. SUPPORT WORKSPACE INCLUDING NEW STATION CENTRE
5. HEALTH AND WELLBEING 6. DRAW ACTIVE TRAVEL (WALKING & 7. PROMOTE LOCAL IDENTITY, HISTORY 8. DELIVER ‘GOOD GROWTH’ AND CYCLING) THROUGH GREEN SPACES & AND CULTURE HOUSING INTENSIFICATION NEW ROUTES EXISTING DEVELOPMENT SITES & CURRENT ISSUES
KEY 5 NSP24: Butterfly walk, 1 Morrisons car park 6
2 NSP25: Valmar trading estate 4
NSP26: Camberwell Bus 3 Garage
4 NSP27: Abellio bus garage
5 NSP33: Camberwell Green Magistrates Court
6 The Northern edge of Camberwell Green
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2 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITES & OPPORTUNITIES
KEY 5 NSP24: Butterfly walk, 1 Morrisons car park 6 Enhanced mixed-use town 4 centre offer
2 NSP25: Valmar trading estate Optimised site with workspace
NSP26: Camberwell Bus 3 Garage Enlivened Camberwell Station Road
4 NSP27: Abellio bus garage Supports low line, gives character to N-W corner and reveals listed church 3 NSP33: Camberwell Green 5 Magistrates Court Brings footfall past the library
The Northern edge of 1 6 Camberwell Green Defines park edge with town 2 centre uses that support the library GOOD GROWTH FUND PROJECTS
KEY Windsor Walk 1 Walking route away from busy roads between new station entrance, hospitals and town centre 3 2 Camberwell Station Road Improved public realm 2 (footways, highways and planting) to support arch refurbishment and recent residential development
3 Wilson Road crossing Reinforce civic cluster around UAL and St. Giles’ Church by removing barriers to movement and enhancing the space on corner, making UAL’s offer more open and accessible to the wider community
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