Soho Action Plan: Your thoughts in action One Soho Soho is a unique part of the t it has an international identity as a cros ities and energy of the people who live an Without order we cannot live in, work in, o pleasant experience and we will work with ense of belonging and a wide range of op e of the most exciting and colourful part uraging diversity in retail and protecting up dialogue between businesses and re he foundations for enterprise in Soho. Re e look after the heart of this city. We propo neration, and we will improve the public re Contents 1 Introduction 3 Foreword 7 One Soho 13 Order 21 Opportunity 27 Enterprise 35 Renewal: Our lasting legacy 41 One Soho, One City, One Action Plan 45 List of actions 52 Contact details capital that has grown out of a rich s-cutting and cosmopolitan melting nd work here, which makes this area or visit Soho in enjoyment and peace. h the police and the Soho community pportunities in Soho that make even ts of the capital, if not the world, in Soho’s core businesses, promoting esidents, making the council more enewal: Our lasting legacy We will be ose real consultation with residents, ealm to make Soho accessible to all. Soho Boundary Soho is the area within the boundaries set by Oxford Street, Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, and Charing Cross Road (for the purpose of this Action Plan). Featured Imagery 1 KINGLY COURT 2 SOHO HOTEL 3 SOHO SQUARE TOTTENHAM 4 MEARD STREET COURT ROAD 5 BERWICK STREET MARKET 6 GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET 19 20 18 GREA OXFORD STREET TCH W CH TON RO Additional Streets OXFORD UT APE S ARI CIRCUS 1 ET O LITTLE MARLBOROUGH STREET LS H STRE S O N R EN G T 21 2 A LL SQUARE FOUBERT’S PLACE H O R M H C ILL EE I E L 3 ROS 3 AC T MARLBOROUGH COURT S L E T ET I E E R P T S STRE S 22 LA E S 4 GANTON STREET AR SPL EL L T IE ST O 13 IS E CE N RL R G P A REET C ESTRE 5 UPPER JOHN STREET YL R AMILL O T O LAND ST NET A L ET A M D 6 UPPER JAMES STREET STREE BER RT D YSTRE OU EAN ET B LA 7 LOWER JOHN STREET R E R WI 12 ’S C T REET 23 T S D’A CK STR NNE ST ST A 8 LOWER JAMES STREET 10 2 R ROUGH G O WA E T E R LB R T REE E 9 SMITH’S COURT AR EET R I 11 C ST E D 14 H N K EAT M 6 O M R S 10 PORTLAND MEWS G UR EMA 24 DUFO O AT F TR N B R I S D T E 11 LIVONIA STREET T H E M ME UR’S 5 R T S A EET WS T 1 R 12 WARDOUR MEWS REE MOOR S T 15 4 S TR EET HA P E H L O CARN T REET 13 SHERATON STREET LL A TRE T S I P 2 C N KIN NS ST E GE 14 FLAXMAN COURT AB REET TO 3 REE S ST T P S D E E T Y T S 16 BROADWICK RE PL AR 15 DUCK LANE S T E TRE TRE T REET M S DCOM S TR R R E OL LY EE IL 16 TYLER’S COURT EG K ACE I NGLY C T LE RCHI OM 4 U R 17 ENT 1 X T WINNETT STREET ING BO K OUR IN T 18 SOHO STREET ST O G G N T LY R R E ST PETER STREE 19 FALCONBERG MEWS A EE C T RE OU P T R U ET 20 FALCONBERG COURT T R U REE B LT T P E R ENE E 17 KST I U 21 GOSLETT YARD A 6 D RT N LE E BE Y V ST A 22 ORANGE YARD L S RY A T RE NE R U 5 GR B LEICESTER EE S E E 23 WEDGEWOOD MEWS T T EA T T T SQUARE E E F E A N R T RE H 24 GREEK COURT E W ST S D E ST R IND W ER HER A GOL W RW QUA E 9 MI RC S 8 R A B L ICK S L ARD S Y TR T M R S A EET EE 7 HER H T WOO D AN S TREET S DENM AIR T RE E G LA T S S HOUS ESTRE ET S TR E E T PICCADILLY CIRCUS This document is available upon request in alternative formats, such as large print, Braille and audio, as well as in other languages. One Soho Soho Action Plan 1 Introduction This action plan follows in the footsteps The Soho Action Plan intends to be a living of other area-based action plans for and working approach to neighbourhood parts of London’s West End. It builds improvement and you can still have your say on what’s already here, addresses issues and input into the priorities for your area. of importance and celebrates the best that Soho has to offer. Many of Soho’s You can check the website – residents and businesses have worked www.westminster.gov.uk/onesoho with Westminster officers to produce or email us at this document, which plots the future [email protected] of partnership working for Soho. In the second half of 2006, we consulted on our draft Soho Action Plan and many people helped us to identify the things that are most important to them, the things they felt were missing and also areas where we needed to strengthen our commitment. The actions list has been reduced in this adopted version to ensure that all of the actions are related to your neighbourhood, and we have updated the information to make sure it is as current as it can be at the time of going to print. 2 Soho Action Plan One Soho Foreword Soho Action Plan 3 The Management of Foreword the Soho Action Plan This adopted plan has been written with Not all of the actions are funded at present, Cllr Glenys Roberts , Lead Member for the Chris Best is the Chair of the Soho Caring the help of the Soho Contact Group but the West End Team will aim to find ways Soho Action Plan Agencies Forum and Chief Executive of Soho (a group of representatives from the local of funding the delivery of the actions from Housing Association. The forum that meets Soho community). Regular meetings will both within and outside of the council. This action plan represents the culmination once every two months has, over the past take place with the West End Team and a External funding is very important to all of of months of discussion and consultation nine years, become a vital networking and Soho Steering Group (made from the Soho our action plans and some actions will need with a focus group of residents, businesses support resource for all who attend from the Contact Group membership) to discuss to be funded solely from external sources. and traders, to set out a shared vision for statutory, caring and voluntary sector in and progress on projects, priorities, new actions Soho’s future. It also represents the views around Soho. The Housing Association has and funding. of many visitors to Soho, gathered during the many properties in the area and its priorities formal consultation in Autumn 2006. are to protect an already vibrant community, Implementing the actions will take time, with which includes children as well as older some actions being quicker to realise than Soho is a relatively small area of Westminster, people, by ensuring the provision of others. However, we want this plan to reflect but it remains unmatched in terms of its additional affordable housing. The council the needs of the community so the steering history, traditions and vibrant daily life. It was believes this is vital to a rounded community group will have the ability to prioritise and one of the first multicultural communities in and is always seeking ways to do this. amend actions according to the greatest the country and is one of the last central needs of Soho at the time. The life span London villages – with many families who Simon Quayle is Director of Shaftesbury of our West End action plans is normally have lived here over generations, as well PLC, who are long term investors in the area around five years, but each year we will tell as newcomers and tourists from all over the where they are hands-on managers of a wide you how we have done, and what we intend world who are intrigued by its lively reputation. range of Soho properties including shops, to do in each coming year. Soho is unique because although it has cafes, restaurants, offices and residential always enjoyed its bohemian associations, accommodation. Shaftesbury believes that it has also been a highly productive area. the chief ingredient for a successful future is As the traditional home of the film, theatre, the commitment to the area's prosperity and music and fashion industries it is overflowing effective management, which can only help with cultural resonance which must be residents as well as businesses. Successful safeguarded and encouraged.