Old Kent Road: Ten Years On

Talk

Monday 23 March 2026
08:30 - 09:30

Join this NLA Breakfast Talk to hear the latest updates on the progression of the Old Kent Road masterplan since its inception in 2016.

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?

Join this NLA Breakfast Talk to hear from the Southwark team and project leaders as they reflect on the journey so far, and what comes next.

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Programme

08:00 Arrivals & breakfast
08:30 Introduction
Cllr Helen Dennis, Cabinet Member for New Homes and Sustainable Development, London Borough of Southwark
08:45 BLE
Chris Porter, Transport Planning Manager
09:00 Old Kent Road
Colin Wilson, Assistant Director of Strategic Development
09:15 Claire Dowen, Senior Development Manager, Avanton
09:30 Q&A
10:00 Event to end

Speaker biographies

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

Venue

The London Centre
3 Aldermanbury
London
EC2V 7HH

Accessibility

There are two ways of entering the London Centre - either up 3 steps with a handrail on either side, or via a platform lift. There are gender-neutral and accessible toilets on the lower ground floor, which can be accessed via a flight of stairs or a lift. If you would like more information about the space, or have any further access requirements, please let us know how we can best accommodate these, by emailing events@nla.london.