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UK: Southwark council has granted planning consent for plans to transform a Victorian warehouse in Bermondsey into a six-storey co-living scheme.
The 47-49 Tanner Street scheme will partially demolish, refurbish and extend the locally listed existing building with the consent including two delivery options for either 109 or 112 rooms.
It has been designed by architects Ackroyd Lowrie for developer Bywater. The site previously had planning consent for an office scheme, designed by SPPARC.
Ackroyd Lowrie co-founder Oliver Lowrie said: “This really is a dream project for us – it puts sustainability at the front and centre of the design process. Not just in the retention and celebration of the existing Victorian Warehouse, but through the cross laminated timber structure, and many other specification decisions. We cannot wait to build the next part of this beautiful site’s history.”
Bywater development manager Chris Riley added that Southwark’s consent ”enables us to bring forward a carefully designed, best in class, low‑carbon scheme that raises the bar for sustainable urban living in Bermondsey.”
The new proposals will replicate SPPARC’s plans to retain the facade of the late 19th century warehouse, which is positioned as the centrepoint of the scheme’s frontage on Tanner Street.
Restoration works to the warehouse facade will include cleaning bricks in situ, re-pointing brickwork, replacing missing bricks and repairing small cracks in the stonework with lime mortar.
Highlights:
- Southwark council has granted planning consent for plans to transform a Victorian warehouse in Bermondsey into a six-storey co-living scheme
- The 47-49 Tanner Street scheme will partially demolish, refurbish and extend the locally listed existing building with the consent including two delivery options for either 109 or 112 rooms
- It has been designed by architects Ackroyd Lowrie for developer Bywater
- Restoration works to the warehouse facade will include cleaning bricks in situ, re-pointing brickwork, replacing missing bricks and repairing small cracks in the stonework with lime mortar
