The work that is being undertaken will be in line with the planning permission given in 2010:
http://acolnet.lewisham.gov.uk/LEWIS-XSL...mkey=58521
[quote]The alteration and conversion of the former Postal Sorting Office, 61 Devonshire Road SE23 to create 5 self-contained flats and 4 Class B1 Business units, including the excavation of a new lightwell / courtyard and part basement at the rear, the demolition of existing buildings at the rear of the site and the construction of a part single/part two/part three storey building, including rear terraces to provide 4 two-bedroom houses and the construction of a single-storey Class B1 Business unit in the central courtyard, plus new soft and hard landscaping on the front forecourt./quote]
That's quite a few new homes and quite as few new artists studios or similar small businesses.