The Bermondsey Street Area Partnership (BSAP) is an independent and non-political voluntary group; its aim is to positively promote the interests of all sectors of the community, both business and residential, and to support the traditional mixed-use character of the area.

The BSAP provides a forum of discussion for those who live and/or work locally and are affected by issues raised by the changing face of the neighbourhood, consisting, loosely of the Bermondsey Street Conservation Area, designated by Southwark Council in 1973.

Meetings for all members are held usually on the first Thursday of every other month.

Visiting speakers are invited to address a wide range of subjects, such as council and planning matters, conservation, traffic, local history, archaeology and architecture, parks, open spaces and green routes, community capacity building and, currently, the redevelopment of Bermondsey Square.

The BSAP planning sub-committee meets separately to consider local planning applications and associated aspects such as street lighting, parking, parks, paving and improvement of the railway arches. This committee reports back to the main BSAP meeting in cases of particular significance or concern.

Agendas and Minutes of BSAP meetings are circulated to members and will be posted on the web site. Information, Agendas, Minutes and meeting venues are also displayed on the BSAP notice board at the corner of Bermondsey Street and Tanner Street.

The BSAP arranges social events throughout the year and welcomes new members.

A brief history of Bermondsey Street Area Partnership (BSAP).
The original Bermondsey Street Association (BSA), as the BSAP was then called, was formed at the beginning of the 1970’s. Its major achievement was the creation of the Bermondsey Street Conservation Area in 1979.

After being dormant for several years the BSA was reconvened in 1991 when businesses and residents came together to oppose the adaptation of an empty warehouse in Newham’s Row to provide accommodation for 98 homeless people. The area was down at heel and a large number of local business people and residents came together to protest to the Council that the scale of this proposal would make it even worse. The Bermondsey Street Association was re-launched to positively promote the area with its unusual mix of businesses and residents association, working together to positively promote the area.