Premier Inn
London Southwark

Bankside

Welcome to our Community Hub to display an overview of our proposals for the Premier Inn London Southwark (Bankside) hotel.

We appreciate you visiting our consultation website and sharing your views on our developing plans.

We look forward to receiving your feedback and sharing further details throughout the process.

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Welcome

Welcome to an overview of our proposals for the Premier Inn London Southwark (Bankside) hotel. ​

Whitbread are bringing forward plans to redevelop the existing hotel at 34 Bankside, Park Street, London SE1 9EF, as part of its national asset intensification programme.​

Our teams are committed to consultation with residents and the local community. We appreciate you taking the time to visit our consultation event and for sharing your views on our developing plans.​

The Site

Location

Premier Inn London Southwark (Bankside) is located at 34 Bankside, Park Street, London SE1 9EF. ​

The site is currently a trading Premier Inn hotel. ​

The Proposed hotel is located on the corner where Park Street meets Bank End, therefore acting as a transitional site between a residential road with low footfall and an extremely activated street which adjoins Borough Yards and Borough Market to the Thames River and the Southbank. ​

It is a key thoroughfare used by local residents, workers, and tourists, to travel from the Bankside and Borough area to the Southbank. ​

The site is located within the Bankside, Borough and London Bridge Opportunity Area where new development is encouraged. This presents an opportunity to contribute to the ongoing regeneration of the area.​

The hotel is adjacent to the recently approved Red Lion Court Development and FT building development. As such, the proposals have been designed to respond sensitively to these developments in terms of scale, mass and architectural quality.

The Site Today

The existing Premier Inn hotel currently provides 59 guest rooms, which the proposals would increase to approximately 170 rooms.​

The site comprises a 4-storey building which is dated and no longer meets Premier Inn’s latest operational requirements.  It is intended to be replaced with a larger, latest format Premier Inn development, which will make better use of the highly accessible location, improve the guest offer and add additional capacity in an area where Premier Inn’s bedrooms are in high demand.

Existing Site Photos

Site Location

Constraints & Opportunities

Constraints:

There are a number of constraints that the design process has carefully considered at every stage of developing the proposals. ​

These constraints include: ​

  • The hotel is adjacent to the Grade II-listed Anchor Public House,therefore the proposals have been sensitively designed to preserve and enhance the pub’s historic setting.​
  • The site falls within several protected viewing corridors to St Paul’s Cathedral and local views. As such, the building has been designed to ensure that these views are not adversely impacted.​
  • The approved developments at Red Lion Court and the FT building have established a consistent shoulder height which the design has responded to.​
  • The height and massing of the development has been informed by daylight and sunlight considerations.​
  • Residential amenity on Park Street.​
  • Servicing arrangements need to be maintained on Bank End to maintain land ownership arrangements.

Site Constraints - Visualised

Opportunities:

The site has an opportunity to considerably improve the surrounding public realm, the guest and general public experience, accessibility into and within the building, and improve the sustainability of the building.​

These opportunities include:​

  • Enhancement of a prominent corner landmark through a high-quality designed building.​
  • Improving the townscape and the setting of the listed building.​
  • Providing significant improvement to the public realm.​
  • Delivery of additional hotel accommodation to support the tourism industry.​
  • Improving wayfinding through strengthening the primary access routes along Bank End to enhance legibility and pedestrian flow.​
  • Providing a highly sustainable/ Green Building.​
  • New active frontage on Bank End.

Oppurtunities - visualised

Vision & Proposals

Our Vision

High Quality
Public Space

Sustainable Approach
Through Design

High Quality
Architecture

Space for
Social Activities

Uplift In Hotel
Rooms for London

The proposals will comprise the provision of a c.170 bedroom Premier Inn hotel, including: ​

  • Increasing and enhancing visitor accommodation with an uplift from 59 rooms at the currently trading hotel to approximately 170 rooms in the proposals for the new hotel. ​
  • New Restaurant/Bar & Workspace on the ground floor for public use and for guests. ​
  • Significant improvement of the public realm.​
  • Bank End frontage will be widened and resurfaced, with new seating, planters, street trees, tactile paving and dropped kerbs creating an inclusive “space of transition” between Borough Market and the Southbank.​
  • Upper storeys are recessed behind a brick parapet to reduce perceived bulk and to the north elevation to set the building in from the Grade II-listed Anchor Pub, preserving views towards St Paul’s Cathedral.​
  • The primary guest and staff entrance remains on Bank End, alongside the existing loading bay shared with the Anchor Pub, avoiding service traffic through residential streets. ​
  • Target net-zero operational carbon.​
  • A biodiverse green roof.​
  • Provisions are made for future EV charging bays and secure cycle parking.​
  • The intention is to utilise various brick types and fenestration designs, ensuring architectural coherence and maintaining high-quality standards.

Design and Massing Evolution

Current Massing

Multiple Steps

Simplify the form

View from Bankside

View from Bank End

View from Park Street

View from Park Street

Façade & Materiality

Concept Design & Materiality

South Elevation

North Elevation

East Elevation

 

Material Key

  1. Crittal window to match the surrounding context
  2. Window with Metal Frame – RAL 7016
  3. Protruding Brickwork – “Brought Blend”
  4. Brick “Brought Blend”
  5. Horizontal Brick Fascia – “Darker borough blend”
  6. Light Grey brickwork
  7. Coping Stone
  8. Main Entrance
  9. Delivery Entrance (as the existing)

The intention is to utilise various brick types and fenestration designs, ensuring architectural coherence and maintaining high-quality standards.

Main Entrance Design

Ground Floor

Public Café/Restaurant: A new restaurant space open to all, with flexible seating and high-speed WiFi, ideal for both dining and remote working.

Flexible Workspace: Adaptable communal areas will serve guests and local workers throughout the day.

Accessible Facilities: Fully accessible toilets and level thresholds ensure an inclusive environment for all visitors.

Cycle Parking: Dedicated cycle stands located immediately adjacent to the main entrance encourage staff and guest cycling.

Ground Floor Design Plans

  1. Public Cafe
  2. Flexible workspace
  3. Accessible facilitites
  4. Cycle parking

 

Public Realm & Landscaping

Public Realm

The public realm proposals aim to extend the existing character and style of paving and furniture and make a positive contribution to the ambience of the area. A simple palette of yorkstone, granite kerbs and granite sett paving will complement the successful surface treatments already installed and provide a seamless transition along Bank End from Clink Street to Park Street. ​

The following opportunities for public realm improvements have been identified: ​

  • Extend the existing paving palette from Clink Street to Park Street and relate to the finished works opposite at Borough Yards​
  • Create a generous and less cluttered public realm by reducing the length of the existing layby to allow an ordered setting out of cycle stands​
  • Introduce additional tree planting subject to below ground services​
  • Define a margin adjacent to the hotel for potential outdoor furniture​
  • Introduce public seating potentially as a circular seat around existing tree​
  • The proposal will enhance the public realm experience as encouraged by the “Low-line” development & policy​
  • Retain and protect the historic bollards within the public realm

Public Realm Opportunities

Public Realm Proposals: Plan

Sustainability, Access & Servicing

Access, Servicing & Parking

Access: ​

  • The primary entrance for both guests and staff is located on Bank End, providing direct and convenient access away from quieter residential streets.​
  • A dedicated bar/restaurant entrance will be introduced animating the façade and creating a clear, welcoming access point for guests.​
  • The glazed corner canopy will be extended to mark the new bar/restaurant entrance, strengthening the corner landmark. ​
  • The Bank End carriageway and footpath have been reconstructed and resurfaced to improve the public realm and enhance safety for pedestrians accessing the hotel.​
  • Ground-floor activation measures, including full-height glazing and café/retail units, will open onto widened pavements and improve access at street level.​
  • Public realm enhancements will create a clear space of transition, reinforcing the junction as a pedestrian landmark and supporting placemaking around the hotel.​

Servicing: ​

  • Servicing will continue to operate from the existing loading bay on Bank End, shared at the rear with the Grade II-listed Anchor Pub, thereby avoiding residential streets to the west and south. There is no change proposed to the servicing arrangement once the works are complete. ​

Parking:​

  • The proposed hotel will continue to be car free, as per the existing hotel.
  • Cycle parking will be provided in accordance with the London Plan and London Cycle Design Standards.

Sustainability Highlights:

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About Us

The Team

Whitbread  

Whitbread PLC is a leading hospitality company and the UK’s largest hotel operator, with over 85,000 rooms across its brands.

Premier Inn

Premier Inn is the UK’s biggest hotel brand, offering quality accommodation at affordable prices with more than 850 hotels across the UK, Ireland and Germany.

Axiom Architects  

Axiom Architects are a leading practice in the hotel and hospitality sector and have designed and delivered multiple hotel projects across London.​

The practice is comprised of architects, architectural technicians and interior designers.​

Axiom’s projects are partner led, with its team working directly with the client from the concept stage, all the way through to working with contractors, producing high quality, design led projects. ​

Axiom Architects are also Hotel Programme Champions at the New London Architecture and contribute to their programme of talks and events.

Wider Project Team

Project Managers:
Cumming Group

Planning Consultant:
Savills​

Structural Engineers:
Whitby Wood​

Transport Consultants:
RGP​

Communications Consultants:
 Eversleigh​  

Townscape Consultants:
The Townscape Consultancy  

Axiom Architects – Other Projects

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  1. Shepherd’s Bush Road​
  2. Fenchurch Street​
  3. Moorgate, City of London​
  4. 5 Strand, London
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Timeline

Until Autumn 2025

Public consultation period

Until Autumn 2025
Autumn 2025

Target Submission of the application

Autumn 2025
Spring 2027

Target construction start date

Spring 2027
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Have Your Say

Thank you for viewing our proposals for the new development. We appreciate you taking the time to visit our community hub and would be grateful if you could complete this feedback form.