Location: Eltham, London
Construction Value: £10 million

 

In 2000, Cathedral Group PLC brought the Coronet Cinema in Eltham, a Grade II listed building. Over many years various options for developing the site were proposed, but none were financially viable. Consequently the Coronet stood empty.

 

In July 2007 Cathedral Group asked DLA Architecture to develop a high-quality and imaginative mixed-use scheme - a scheme to unlock the site - which could be both supported and delivered. In October 2008, following extensive consultation with english Heritage and local community groups, Greenwich Planning Board voted unanimously to grant consent.

 

The iconic 1930s modernist Entrance and Foyer will be retained and refurbished, and the auditorium replaced with new homes and a garden. In total, 63 homes, 5 shops, 10,000sqft of flexible business start-up units, a new 60 seat Digital Auditorium and first floor restaurant will be provided.

 

By means of a sensitive and imaginative design approach, the Coronet can now look forward to a new lease of life, in which it once again becomes a part of everyday life for Eltham residents.