Old Kent Road: Ten Years On

Monday 23 March 2026

Chris Porter

Transport Planning Manager
Places for London

Colin Wilson

Assistant Director for Strategic Development and Old Kent Road Regeneration
London Borough of Southwark

Claire Dowen

Senior Development Manager
Avanton

Cllr Helen Dennis

Cabinet Member for New Homes and Sustainable Developmen
London Borough of Southwark

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The Bakerloo Line Extension to the Old Kent Road and Lewisham was first proposed in the London Plan in 2016, following prompting from Southwark Council. The area was designated an Opportunity Area and Southwark produced its first draft Area Action Plan in 2016, targeting the delivery of 20,000 homes and 10,000 new jobs.

A year later, the plan was further revised pivoting towards a radical masterplan to mix residential and industrial uses at scale, redefining how mixed-use neighbourhoods could work in practice - a decade on, where are we now?

Hear from the Southwark team and project leaders as they reflect on the journey so far, and what comes next.