Peckham Arch

[1] It was constructed in 1994 and was designed by the architects Troughton McAslan[2] as monument to and an instigator of regeneration in a borough which had suffered from years of decline.

[5] Community campaigners have criticised Southwark London Borough Council's scheme for occupying and selling off rare covered public space for private development.

Mature trees and a green link connecting Rye Lane to Burgess Park would also be lost if the arch were to be demolished.

A local architect, Benedict O'Looney, said it would be a "great tragedy" if the arch were removed, branding the council's proposal as "insane" and describing it as "an iconic symbol of Peckham".

[4] In 2016 the borough turned down an application placed by 21 Southwark residents to list Peckham Arch as an "Asset of Community Value".