Property-Led Regeneration Project

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Introduction1

Problems of the Area1

Project Objectives in Relation to Identified Problems1

The Regeneration of Project was Traditional or Radical?4

Source: http://brentcrosscoalition.blogspot.com/2012_12_01_archive.html6

Funding Sources and Political Support identified by the Project Beneficiaries6

Scope of the Project7

Underlying Assumptions of the Project9

Perception of the Project by Different Interests9

Cautious Support9

Thameslink Trains9

More Connections10

Local Regeneration and Borough Market10

Problems that Occurred in the Initial Phase of the Project11

Political will and Commitment14

Participation of Several Actors and Interest Groups14

Compliance with Institutional and Legal Framework15

Continuation of the Process15

Conclusion18

REFERENCES20

Property-Led Regeneration Project

Introduction

London Bridge is the oldest station in London built in the year 1836, one of the busiest stations on account of its large number of users, almost 55 million. Number of passengers on London Bridge are 50% more as compared to Gatwick Airport, although its initial design didn't support for this large number of users. Regardless of the recent development of the bus station and a public space to the Shard, the bridge has remained crowded and dark station with improper link to other types of transport.

Problems of the Area

London Bridge station has 15 platforms currently. Nine of these platforms are termination platforms and six of them are through platform. All these platforms have facilities of train display and announcement, connected through Walkway Bridge. There is no facility of car parking in the station. For the London Bridge, Network Rail has identified the need of creating some new platforms for some more trains. It has been identified that there is a need of creating a better and bigger station for large number of passengers as well as building a new public space (Imrie, 1993, pp.87).

Project Objectives in Relation to Identified Problems

The Network Rail aims to increase station's capacity and the utilisation of the station in a completely different way. They have planned a program of £6 billion of upgrading the Thameslink, regenerating more trains to travel through London Bridge. The state-of-the-art, brad new station will provide better connection and more space. This will improve connections between North to Brighton, South to Gatwick, Sevenoaks, East to Ashford, Cambridge and Peterborough, Bedford, Luton, and St Pancras. The project aims to facilitate the onward journeys by bus, on foot, bike, and by tube. The main objectives of the London Bridge regeneration include:

To increase capacity of passenger by approximately two thirds, and to increase the capacity of rail, and the number of tracks through the bridge station

At the side of the new Shard landmark, regenerating London Bridge Station will provide public space of 70m x 150m

A new bus station has been funded by the London Bridge Quarter development, which is currently in the last stages of development. The Network Rail plans to expand on these particular improvements

New entrances on St Thomas Street and Tooley Street will develop a much better integration with public bus, foot, bike transport routes

Escalators and lifts will provide passengers with an step-free entrance to each and every platform

New restaurants, shops and other facilities would add to the in progress regeneration of the London Bridge

Source: https://www.londonreconnections.com

In June 2011, regenrating the planning application ...