One Blackfriars - Planning Statement FINAL VERSION - Southwark ...

CBRE | ST GEORGE SOUTH LONDON LTD3.0 3.0 Site Site and and Surrounding Area Area3.1 The Site is approximately 0.67 ha and is located on the south bank of the RiverThames, adjacent to the southern approach to Blackfriars Bridge in the LBSouthwark.3.2 The Site is bound to the north by Upper Ground, to the west by Rennie Street, to thesouth by Stamford Street and to the east by Blackfriars Road (See Site Location Plansubmitted with this application).3.3 The former buildings on the Site, Drury House and Stamford House, weredemolished in 2003 and it is currently cleared (with only a number of old basementwalls still remaining). The Site is currently surrounded by temporary hoarding. Thereare two sets of large advertisement boards located in the north-east and south-eastparts of the Site.3.4 The Site benefits from excellent public transport connections, with the highest PublicTransport Accessibility Level (PTAL) of 6b (on a scale where 1a is poor and 6b isexcellent).3.5 Waterloo Station is within ten minutes walking distance and offers connections toNational Rail and London Underground services. Southwark Station is less than 5minutes walk (London Underground services) and London Bridge Station is less than15 minutes walk (National Rail and London Underground services). A new ticket halland entrance to Blackfriars Station on the South Bank (Thameslink 2000 project) onthe opposite side of Blackfriars Road, provides National Rail and LondonUnderground links to the rest of London and beyond.3.6 The Site is well served by buses, with routes running along Blackfriars Road,Stamford Street and Upper Ground. Also, the Site is connected to the London CycleNetwork by sign posted on-road cycle routes along Blackfriars Road and UpperGround.3.7 The Site is located in a strategically important part of central London. The northsouthartery of Blackfriars Road extends from the River Thames to the majorregeneration area of Elephant and Castle. Further north across Blackfriars Bridge,the road links to the Kings Cross/St Pancras transport interchange.3.8 The Site is part of a wider area that lies within London Bridge, Borough andBankside Opportunity Area (OA) as identified in the London Plan. There are anumber of large scale development projects with planning permission in the OA andin the neighbouring London Borough of Lambeth. In the immediate vicinity 20Blackfriars Road to the south, King’s Reach Tower to the west and Sea ContainersHouse to the north-west all have planning permissions for development. On theeast side of Blackfriars Road, development proposals are currently being preparedfor Ludgate House which is due to be submitted for planning later this year.3.9 The surrounding area contains a mix of residential and commercial uses. Theriverside walk to the north of the Site provides pedestrian links to numerous culturalattractions on the South Bank including the County Hall, the London Eye and theSouthbank Centre to the west, and the Tate Modern, the Globe Theatre, TowerBridge and Butler’s Wharf to the east. The nearby Oxo Tower and Gabriel’s Wharfoffer retail outlets, cafes and restaurants.3.10 The Site is not situated in a Conservation Area and there are no listed buildings onSite, however there are a number in the vicinity. Immediately adjacent to the south isthe Grade II listed buildings of 1 Stamford Street and 3-7 Stamford Street (MadPage 8SITE AND SURROUNDING AREA