Below you’ll see how the Church Street community have worked together to strengthen the plans for the new homes, community spaces and market facilities as part of the regeneration scheme. Click on the links below or scroll down to find out more, and let us know how we’re doing and if we are moving in the right direction.
Co-Design approach
From February to May 2025, we listened to over 850 residents share their views on the previous designs through Church Street Check-in. After reviewing feedback from the Church Street Check-in, an alternative option for Sites B and C is being developed. The co-design work has kept a similar number of homes, commercial spaces, as well as retain a community area and market storage with van parking as approved in the Outline Planning Permission. Since this September, we have hosted eight public workshops, met with more than 20 local traders and businesses, ran sessions with young people and visited several local groups.
In total, over 200 residents across a wide age range have engaged with us. As a result of the partnership work with Church Street’s community, we’ve collectively made improvements to the plans for Sites B and C. A big thank you to everyone who has participated.
New plan for (Church Street) Sites B and C
The Church Street Masterplan aims to deliver approximately 1,750 new high-quality homes to help address the housing crisis in Church Street along with a new library, new facilities to support the market and a health and wellbeing hub. Sites B and C aim to contribute about 700 new homes to the Church Street Masterplan (with a commitment of at least 50% being affordable, with a priority for social rent) alongside commercial community and outdoor spaces along with market trader storage.
How we changed the plans, together
The co-design work aims to make changes and improvements to important parts of the previous Outline Planning Permission plans. Better daylight and sunlight, space between buildings and new community spaces are just a few of the improvements that the co-design work is bringing about.
 A view down Church Street |
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A view from Church Street to Boscobel StreetMore affordable homes for local people:
Residents expressed their desire to see how changes to a building’s height and location could improve daylight, sunlight and overshadowing. As a result:
- The building layout has been designed to reduce overshadowing and maximise daylight.
- A majority of new homes will be dual aspect, with good-sized windows.
- Some buildings have been lowered and others increased to keep the same number of homes, improving the flow of light, match more closely current and future building heights and balance the townscape.
A cleaner, greener, safer Church Street:
Retaining a ‘sense of community’ and creating good quality, safe and secure open spaces are key priorities for local people. The co-design work has brought about the following changes:
- Site B’s courtyard will be enlarged with more usable green areas.
- Smaller basement and podium car parks will free up land for trees and gardens.
- A new public green space at Site C is proposed, connecting Church Street and Boscobel Street.
Healthier lives:
Concerns have been raised about the potential reduction in the size of community spaces (where health and wellbeing activities could be delivered). The co-design process has ensured that:
- The community space remains as previously proposed for up to 460 square metres for local use.
- The space’s design and management will be co-designed in later engagement phases.
- We explore the use of roofs for residents’ enjoyment, communal growing and calming sunny spaces, along with new green play areas and improved streets around the sites.
A stronger local economy:
Feedback on the previous plans raised concerns over the impact on Church Street Market. Through the co-design process we have improved:
- Market storage and van parking will be provided.
- Venables and Penfold Streets will be improved for residents, traders, businesses and visitors.
- To explore a suitable location for a new supermarket.
- Site C will feature new shops and community services.
Have your say now
You need to give your feedback by Friday, 16 January 2026. For every 50 people who finish the survey, we will hold a prize draw for a £50 Love2Shop voucher. You can find the prize draw terms and conditions at the Regeneration Space, 56 Church Street, London NW8 8EP.
You can complete the survey by clicking here.
Further reading
How we are progressing on the Council’s brief
Following the Co-design processes, we have improved the Council's brief for Sites B and C. You can read more on this by clicking here.
Summary of feedback from Co-Design Workshops
Feedback from all the Co-Design Workshops, Community Conversations and Community Design Panels is being prepared. Once this feedback has been collated, we will publish this feedback.
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