Policy information sourced from the Southwark Local Plan 2022
AV.05 Camberwell Area Vision
Camberwell is:
- Centred on a medieval village centre which has become a thriving modern town centre surrounded by Georgian residential streets;
- A neighbourhood which extends into Lambeth;
- Linked by rail to central London from Denmark Hill Station and several bus services;
- A successful and busy town centre with a range of shops and activities both for the day and night time;
- Local shops on parades on Vestry Road and Camberwell New Road are also highly valued;
- Home to prominent health providers including the Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King’s College Hospital and the Maudsley Hospital which are significant employers and generate footfall;
- A place for small businesses, learning and creativity with Camberwell library, Camberwell College of the Arts and small flexible spaces along with redevelopment of Burgess Business Park on Parkhouse Street;
- A place for sports and activities with high quality facilities including Camberwell Leisure Centre, Burgess Park and Camberwell Green.
Development in Camberwell should:
- Improve safety and reduce congestion, particularly at the junction of Camberwell Road, Camberwell Church Street, Camberwell New Road and Denmark Hill;
- Provide as many homes as possible while respecting the local character of the area;
- Prioritise walking and cycling and improve public transport and the road network;
- Complement and improve the town centre with more large and small shops, entertainment, leisure, workspaces for smaller enterprises, particularly creative industries, and cultural activities and businesses that support the local health economy and well designed public spaces for visitors to linger;
- Provide a new rail station;
- Improve the local streetscape and environment including new greening;
- Contribute towards the development of the Low Line, a new public realm corridor adjacent to historic railway arches, with lively accessible spaces for creativity, new jobs and retail;
- Enhance the local historic environment.
Growth opportunities in Camberwell:
- Site allocations in Camberwell will provide 1,765 new homes, 35,850sqm (gross) employment floorspace and 14,956sqm retail, community and leisure floorspace. Camberwell has many large sites and many smaller sites suitable for infill development. Many of the site allocations are located in the Camberwell District Town Centre and will improve the town centre environment.
For more information please see the Southwark Local Plan 2022