Former Biscuit Factory public hearing

Subsequent to the direction that the Mayor will become the local planning authority, the Applicant has submitted to the Mayor revisions to the Application.

The revisions make amendments to plans and planning documents submitted as part of the Application, and include:

• an increase in the number of residential units from 1,342 to 1,548 (+206);

• the provision of 35% affordable housing (habitable rooms) (increased from 27.37%);

• changes to affordable housing tenure mix to provide 30% of the affordable offer as social rent equivalent homes and 70% as discounted market rent;

• an increase in employment floorspace (Class B1) from 12,023 sq.m. to 14,666 sq.m (GEA) (+2,643 sq.m.);

• a reduction in flexible retail floorspace (Class A1/A3/A4) from 3,795 sq.m. to 3,436 sq.m. (GEA) (-359 sq.m.);

• a reduction in flexible multi-use floorspace (Class A1/A3/A4/D1) in building BF-F from 3,882 sq.m. to 3,311 sq.m. (GEA) (-571 sq.m.);

• an increase in height between 1-7 storeys of Blocks BF-RST, BF-W, BF-DE, BF-OPQ, BF-F, BF-5 and BF-U&V; with associated amendments to elevational treatment and massing;

• alterations to the configuration of public realm, landscaping and playspace;

• alterations to the footprint of Blocks BF-RT and BF-DE;

• replacement of all standard residential car parking with blue-badge (wheelchair accessible) parking spaces;

• improvements to residential quality including the addition of 392 private balconies to residential units;

• alterations to transport and servicing strategy;

• an addition of 683 cycle parking spaces; and,

• revision to application site boundary to include an additional alternative railway arch.

The Applicant has also submitted to the Mayor other information under Regulation 25 of the EIA Regulations in relation to the Environmental Statement which accompanied the Application.

The revisions and other information can be inspected by members of the public at all reasonable hours (between 9am and 5pm) at City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA until 5pm on 28 October 2019.

Copies of these documents are also available to view at the following locations:

• Southwark Council website at: https://planning.southwark.gov.uk/online-applications-old/ (using ref: 17/AP/4088).

• GLA website at: https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/former-biscuit-factory-public-consultation-documents