New flats proposed at Potters Fields

More immediately, it is crucial that Southwark get the Corporation of London (and their Bridge House Estates Trust) to cooperate with the redesign of Potters Fields and any future development on the coach park site.

There is a diagonal strip of land in the City's ownership between the west of Tower Bridge Road and Potters Fields. This currently has a vehicle ramp leading down to the arches beneath the bridge approach. When the area that is now Potters Fields was riverside warehousing, the utilitarian side of the road viaduct was not visible. It is now an eyesore visible from across the park.

I think that there is a strong argument for a landswap that would allow a sympathetic development at road level on Tower Bridge Road in return for a new pedestrian steps/ramp approach to the park. Any views?

Click here for images of the proposed development, as submitted to Southwark Council by Berkeley Homes

oh my god its grotesque



Post edited (05 Mar 04 12:34)

I agree, it looks grotesque. At the risk of repeating a comment I made earlier, beware of the way Berkeleys operate [probably not unique among developers] by reference to their behaviour over the Tabard tower on Long Lane. Originally 26 floors - objectors got that reduced to 22 and some compensation promised, then a recent re-application for 28 floors to which [I assume] the objections have diminished as a result of the previous 'battle'.

Also to echo an earlier thread, beware of perspective. These buildings are planned to be up to 19 storeys high. I'm willing to bet that in photographs taken from the same locations post-construction, the development would be a lot taller and more intrusive compared to surrounding buildings than you are led to believe on these drawings

Absolutely awful the perpective taken from the over side of the river reminded me of a cross between upturned paper cups and the ugly concrete cooling towers of power stations.

As for potters field park that will be in permant shade. I do hope this planning aplication gets thrown out and the developers told to come back with something of a better standard more appropriate to this top class location

The planning application was rejected by Southwark, but Berkeley Homes are appealing, hence the inquiry which opens next month.

gosh

that was like the Pseoden adventure with everyone screeming and running round panic stricken

James H - presumably you are unable to disclose your source for this very informative link?

It looks like someone has been busy with a high resolution scanner on hard copies of the documents, rather than these having been kindly put into cyberspace by the benevolent developers???



Post edited (06 Mar 04 12:50)

Yes, the images come from the Tooley Street Tenants and Residents Association (also known as the Tooley Street and Tower Bridge Community Association).

As you deduced, they have scanned the images from the documents submitted by Berkeley Homes - including some of the less flattering images which don't appear on the architects' site (like the view from Tooley Street, which looks horrendous).