Planning & Development
16 new council homes on St Saviour's Estate approved
Plans to build 16 new council homes on the St Saviour's Estate in Bermondsey have been approved.
James Hatts
James co-founded the SE1 website in 1998. Nowadays he maintains a part-time local journalism role alongside a staff position at a major UK consumer advocacy website.
Hotels
Tanner Street Travelodge gets green light from councillors
The scheme was approved by Southwark's planning sub-committee B at a Zoom meeting on Monday evening. Deco Design & Build applied to build a nine-storey hotel with 73 bedrooms opposite the junction of Tanner Street and Maltby Street. The scheme is designed by SPPARC architecture. Planning officer Alex
Obituaries
Sir Terence Conran: tributes to man who transformed Shad Thames
Tributes have been paid to designer and restaurateur Sir Terence Conran who has died aged 88.
Planning & Development
Mayor set to overrule Southwark on St Thomas Street office scheme
A final decision on plans for a 20-storey office block opposite London Bridge Station - vetoed by Southwark councillors in June - will be taken by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.
Health
Southwark public health chief’s 5-point plan to tackle COVID-19
Southwark Council officers are being trained as contact tracers as part of a package of measures to tackle a recent rise in the number of COVID-19 cases detected in the borough.
Planning & Development
Norman Foster objects to changes to Millennium Bridge 'ensemble'
The architect of the Millennium Bridge has objected to plans to relocate four steel sculptures at the northern end of the footbridge, arguing that "to change any part ... is to impact the whole ensemble".
Greater London Authority
Bulk of GLA staff to remain in SE1 even if City Hall heads east
Despite the high-profile proposal for London's city government to leave its current riverside HQ in favour of a new City Hall in the Royal Docks, the Greater London Authority will still have more staff based in SE1 than E16 if the move goes ahead.
Transport
Bermondsey Street to be closed to through motor traffic
An experimental closure of part of Bermondsey Street is to be introduced this summer as part of Southwark Council's package of measures to improve conditions for pedestrians and cyclists during the COVID-19 crisis.
Planning & Development
St Thomas Street: 20-storey scheme at Vinegar Yard turned down
Proposals for a 20-storey building on St Thomas Street - opposite London Bridge Station - have been rejected by Southwark councillors due to their "excessive height, scale and massing".
Transport
TfL’s Southwark Street development gets the green light
Plans to build new offices, shops and flats on land in Southwark Street owned by Transport for London have been approved by Southwark councillors.
Churches
VE Day: Red Arrows fly over Bankside & South Bank
Residents of Bankside and the South Bank got a good view of the Red Arrows on Friday morning as they carried out a VE Day flypast of central London.
Planning & Development
Builders working on SE1’s second tallest tower told to come by car
Building work is set to begin on a development in Blackfriars Road that includes the second tallest tower in SE1 after the Shard - but construction workers are being told to come to the site by car rather than public transport.
Education
Southwark facing legal challenge over COVID-19 home-schooling
Southwark's leader has hit back after the founder of the Good Law Project said it would sue the council over its provision for schoolchildren to study at home during the COVID-19 shutdown.
Transport
Bakerloo line extension in jeopardy due to COVID-19 crisis
Southwark Council leader Peter John has warned that big infrastructure projects like the Bakerloo line extension via the Old Kent Road could be in jeopardy as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Transport
Mayor: ‘30-day antiviral disinfectant’ tested at Waterloo Tube
A "longer-lasting 30-day antiviral disinfectant" has been piloted at Waterloo Station this week according to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, as he pledges to protect the working conditions of TfL contract cleaners.
Old Kent Road
Coronavirus cancels council’s Cannes conflab
Southwark Council's developer-funded trip to Cannes to promote the Bakerloo line extension has been scuppered by the coronavirus, with the MIPIM property trade fair postponed from March to June.
