Case Study
Catford pre-planning engagement
Background Commonplace was selected by the London Borough of Lewisham to deliver insight into what residents and visitors to Catford think about the area at present, and how they’d like to see it change and improve. Catford is located in South London and is a fairly traditional town centre with a mix of high street retail, a 1960’s covered shopping centre under a brutalist-style housing estate and some significant public buildings including council offices and a theatre. The South Circular Road carries significant traffic and both serves and severs the area, which is also served by two railway stations - Catford and Catford Bridge. “ Deborah Efemini, Lewisham Commonplace has enabled us to reach thousands of residents and helped us better understand what they like about our to