Case Study 3 -Coin Street

•Coin street has been a heavily debated area between councils and residents since the 1970s. During this period, the land was derelict and partly owned by the Greater London Authority so subsequently became a huge target for redevelopment. However, the plans were strongly resisted by the people who lived there, who went on to from a group in order to produce rival plans. In 1977 both plans were a part of public enquiry resulting in both being permitted.

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•The CSCB worked with borough councils as well as the GLA in order to drop the land value from £4 million to £1million. The GLA proceeded to buy the site and further sell it onto the CSCB whilst funding the initiative.

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•The development went onto create areas such as the OXO tower as well as a family accommodation for 1000 people. There were a range of developments such as ‘The Mulberry Housing Co-op’ (1998).