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Finally, after 7 years of discussions and consultations, work is now progressing on the first phase of the Canada Water Masterplan. Sites B1 (Toronto House), B2 (Montreal House) and A1 (Fairmont House) are completed. Site A2 (Vancouver House) is nearing completion. The new £14M Canada Water library is now open and the Plaza area between the library and site B2 is nearing completion with the semi-mature trees now planted and the electrical lighting works being finished. All details on these sites can be found here. The picture above shows the library and Montreal House.

The latest designs for Site A include the introduction of a 26 storey tower, the removal of the town houses with gardens and the introduction of a series of blocks of flats and maisonettes.

View along Surrey Quays Road towards Canada Water tube station; Montreal House on the left.		View across Deal Porters' Plaza; Montreal House on the right.

The previous plans for Site C (the Decathlon site) have been abandoned with the sale of the land from Conrad Phoenix to Sellars. It was explained at the meeting of 12th September 2011 that the existing Site C planning permission was not financially viable. Sellars are looking to introduce a scheme with units in much taller blocks. The whole development will needto be a minimum of 6-7 storeys with some parts up to 20 storeys.

Here is the only place online where you will find the Planning Applications for Sites A&B, Design Code and the Arup Transport Assessment and EDCO Public Realm documents.

The community aspiration is for a "low, clean and green" waterside development, preserving and enhancing the attractions of Canada Water itself but also becoming a community focus. The community - through the Canada Water Campaign and the Forum - has been fighting hard to preserve the dock and to prevent overdevelopment whilst achieving the facilities that are badly needed.

A British Land/Canada Quays consortium was chosen as the preferred developer-led team to masterplan development at Canada Water following extensive public consultation. This followed Southwark Council's adoption of the Master Developer Brief and the Planning & Design Principles & Technical Appendices which the Canada Water Consultative Forum worked so hard on.

Next Meeting: Monday 26th March 2012, 7:00pm
at Alfred Salter School

Everyone Welcome

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