Sidcup was our first High Street improvement project. It’s an exemplar of other projects we’ve also delivered across London at Abbey Wood, Acton Central, Surrey Quays, Ealing and Archway, benefitting 100+ businesses. At Sidcup we produced a High Street Design & Identity Guide, supported 30+ businesses with branding and shopfront improvements, and completed coordinated public realm landscape improvements.
We worked with 3 graphic designers on the shopfront identities, and with artist Kieran Jones on bespoke ‘hero’ signs. We coordinated with Architecture 00 on the ‘Box Shop’ business incubator. Roads were narrowed, footways widened and resurfaced, accessible ‘Copenhagen’ crossings added, and trees introduced wherever we could fit them. This comprehensive and coordinated suite of improvements transformed Sidcup High Street, leading to the establishment of the Sidcup Partners BID.
100+ independent businesses were supported
153 jobs were created
Vacancy rates reduced by 14% to an all-time low of below 3%
Footfall increased by 17%
Business turnover increased by 13%
“Many of our funding opportunities require a combination of skills on many fronts, and Untitled Practice were key to the success of the project, injecting both creative thinking and practical solutions into the delivery process. The project exceeds its goals, and made a demonstrable difference to the economy and environment of the high street in Sidcup.” Matthew Turner, Senior Project Officer, GLA
“Untitled Practice was part of the Sidcup High Street improvement scheme. As the owner of the The Stuffed Olive restaurant in the high street I found the whole project from start to finish was brilliantly executed.” Paul Panayiotou, Owner, The Stuffed Olive
“I was one of the lucky shops to get funding to update my business. Without Untitled Practice’s help I would not be where I am today.” Catherine Homer, Owner, Hair by Catherine
LI Awards ‘Adding Value through Landscape’ winning project with Urban Movement and Retail Revival for LB Bexley, funded by TfL and the GLA’s Outer London Fund 2. Photos by Barry Willis and UP.
