The £25m investment in a replacement Deptford station and improvements to the listed carriage ramp will provide a safer, accessible and more welcoming environment.
New shops and a public piazza will attract more visitors to the area, boosting the local environment and economy. The project will also provide much needed housing as well as safeguard and enhance the historic carriage ramp, one of the oldest surviving railway structures in London.
The development of a residential and live/work scheme at Octavius Street forms part of the larger regeneration scheme for Deptford and is linked to the adjacent redevelopment of Deptford Station, the station forecourt and listed carriage ramp and viaduct. The need for a new station was identified from public consultations which began in early 2002 and contributed to the Urban Design and Development Framework (adopted in April 2004 as supplementary planning guidance).
Planning applications for the replacement station, improvements to the listed carriage ramp and mixed use development were granted consent on 8 September 2005 at Strategic Planning Committee.