Hatcham and Ilderton Road, Southwark, London |

National Model Design Code (NMDC)

Gbolade Design Studio worked on developing the Hatcham and Ilderton Design Code for Southwark Council as one of the early pilots for DLUHC National Model Design Code (NMDC), and the only one in London! The design team was led by Farrells, and we worked alongside our friends at Exterior Architecture.

The NMDC was developed for the site allocation known as OKR 16 in the Old Kent Road Area Action Plan (AAP) for Southwark Council, and forms part of wider regeneration plans for the Old Kent Road Area.

Find here a link to the Old Kent Road Website: https://oldkentroad.org.uk/documents/

And find here a link to the released document: https://oldkentroad.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/HatchamIldertonDesignCode.pdf

The developed process ensured local residents, businesses, schools, faith groups and other organisations were involved in preparing the guidance; framed around a series of workshops held at local venues and online discussions.

The pilot built upon the existing OKR 16 master-planning and design guidance contained in the AAP and focused on issues raised during consultation, which will feed into the next version of the Southwark AAP.

This included exploring:

• Design requirements which help to reconcile the mix of industrial and residential uses

• Design requirements and specification for industrial uses

• Providing greater clarity around the character of streets, including:

  • the design and scale of ground floor frontages;

  • the architectural expression of different uses;

  • landscaping and public open space and approaches to servicing which enable the continued occupation of industrial users, while also managing an increasing residential population