The Aylesham Centre is a rundown half-empty shopping centre built in the 1980s. It is a short walk from Peckham Rye station, which is itself only a ten-minute trip to London Bridge, one of the busiest stations in the capital. It is hard to think of a better site for new homes in a city

Southwark council has rejected the redevelopment of a low-rise shopping centre on the basis that it did not include enough affordable homes. This completely misses the point

The Aylesham Centre is a rundown half-empty shopping centre built in the 1980s. It is a short walk from Peckham Rye station, which is itself only a ten-minute trip to London…