Policy information sourced from Lewisham Town Centre Local Plan

LTC7 Ladywell Policy Area

The Ladywell Policy Area is designated for mixed use development. All proposals in the Ladywell Policy Area should adhere to the following principles:

  • promote the conservation and enhancement of the multiple heritage assets in the Policy Area through sensitive development and environmental improvement,
  • support efforts to increase the hub of community facilities in Ladywell Road. In particular, to bring the Ladywell Playtower building back into active community use,
  • promote development that contributes to the Lewisham Low Carbon Zone target to reduce CO2 emissions of 20% by 2012 and a 60% reduction by 2025,
  • there may be smaller development opportunities fronting Ladywell Road. All developments should provide a mix of uses suitable to an edge of town centre location and ensure active frontages to streets.

Additional site specific requirements:

S8 Ladywell leisure centre site

The Council will seek to bring forward a comprehensive development of the Ladywell Leisure Centre site and adjoining land where appropriate for a mix of uses including housing (C3) and retail (A1, A2, A3), subject in the case of the retail element to its having no demonstrable adverse impact on the Primary Shopping Area.

The following key principles will apply:

  • proposals should seek to enhance the Lewisham High Street frontage through the incorporation of active uses at ground floorlevel and enhancements to the public realm in front of the site and enhancements to permeability through the site. Residential units should be situated at upper levels and to the rear of the site with associated amenity space provision,
  • new development should seek to improve vehicular servicing of adjoining land to the south,
  • opportunities to establish a sitespecific communal energy system with potential to link into a larger Lewisham Hospital decentralised energy system in the longer term will be encouraged,
  • proposals could include the redevelopment of Lewisham Opportunity Pre-School, subject to the allowance being made for alternative provision of equivalent benefit to the community.

For more information please see the Local Plan