Coliving

This stumped me. Do they mean "co-living"? Not very elegant but I can understand it. Or am i a pedant?

Halfway between a hotel and a block of flats.

Or an upmarket version of student accommodation I suppose.

Kitchens and lounges are communal rather than having lots of separate dwellings with their own front doors.

Theedy if you're commenting on the punctuation then I agree. The gradual disappearance of hyphens irks me. "Cooperation" for example; hens live in a coop, socialists live in a co-op. Or something.

So it's like bedsits? That seems encouraging, compared to all the luxury flats.

It will be interesting to see what the rent will be for these units.

I guess more suited from youngsters who have just left halls of Residence and who are used to the sharing lifestyle. Just wondering who is going to clean the common rooms? I remember the state of the kitchens in my hall of residence opposite the Imperial War museum (now the Days hotel), gosh, at least an inch of fat at the bottom of the oven...

Jules62 wrote:

It will be interesting to see what the rent will be for these units.

Studios at similar developments seem to be in the £240-300 per week range. For example - https://www.thecollective.co.uk/living/kentish-town

I walk past The Selected Rug Company building on Long Lane several times a week and have always admired it (apart from the unattractive extensions on either side of the main building). I would consider it to be an important local landmark. I checked on the developer’s website and noticed that they held an exhibition showing the proposals for the new “coliving” development at the end of January. Did any readers of this forum see it? Judging from the mock-ups and drawings on the website, it looks as though they plan to demolish the entire building. Click here for drawings I would have thought that finding a way to retain the handsome 19th century warehouse, or at least its façade, would enhance the proposed “coliving” space and make it seem less like students’ halls of residence. The mix of warehouses and blocks of flats around Bermondsey St is a good example of how old and new can work well alongside each other. I can’t see a planning application on Southwark’s website so assume the developers haven’t submitted one yet but I’d be sad and disappointed if these large-scale plans on such an important site were given the green light without being challenged. As a reminder, here’s a link showing the building in question: click here

Sarah V wrote:

I can’t see a planning application on Southwark’s website so assume the developers haven’t submitted one yet but I’d be sad and disappointed if these large-scale plans on such an important site were given the green light without being challenged.

From the developer's proposal: 'We will consider all comments received as we develop the planning application'

janefs wrote:

From the developer's proposal: 'We will consider all comments received as we develop the planning application'

Yeah: they'll consider all comments a nuisance as they steamroll forward with the application...

All developers carry out 'consultations' with the public and local stakeholders, but in my experience little comes of it.

Jules62 wrote:

janefs wrote:

From the developer's proposal: 'We will consider all comments received as we develop the planning application'

Yeah: they'll consider all comments a nuisance as they steamroll forward with the application...

All developers carry out 'consultations' with the public and local stakeholders, but in my experience little comes of it.

I was merely pointing to the reason Sarah V couldn't find a planning application. Given the habit of Southwark to not write to local residents these days or even place planning notices near the site it is best to keep an eagle eye on the planning register and respond with comments.