Southwark Council chooses Carl Turner Architects and The Collective for Peckham car park redevelopment over arts studio.

The Peckham car park is set to be redeveloped into a temporary retail and events space named Pop Community Ltd, following Southwark Council's selection of a plan by Carl Turner Architects and The Collective, known for Pop Brixton. This decision, reported by The Art Newspaper on 6 November 2015, dismisses an alternative proposal for 800 artists' studios, which had received backing from prominent cultural figures such as Chris Dercon, the departing director of Tate Modern, and UK culture minister Ed Vaizey. The approved project will include retail spaces, 50 artists' studios, workshops, co-working areas, and meeting rooms, operating for a minimum of five years. Concerns have been raised by Hannah Barry of Bold Tendencies and former advisor Rohan Silva regarding the impact on the award-winning art initiative.