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SHARD S106 PROJECT BOARD 
Joint board to promote the regeneration benefits of the Shard project 

 
Date & Time 
Wednesday 13 July 2011 1200-1330 
 
Location 
40 Bermondsey Street 
 
Attendees: 
Board Members: 
Cllr Fiona Colley, Cabinet Member for Regeneration & Corporate Strategy, LBS 
Karen O’Keeffe, Head of Economic Development & Strategic Partnerships, LBS 
Tony Leyland, Deputy Chief Executive, Sellar Property Group 
 
Working Group Members 
Dan Taylor, Project Manager, LBS 
Graham Sutton, Economic Development Manager, LBS 
Hamish McKenzie, Development Director, Sellar 
Ruth Gilbert, Chief Executive, Southwark College 
Phil Butler, Deputy Chief Executive, Southwark College 
 
 
Project 
Action 
1. 
London Bridge Interchange project
 
•  DT updated project progress and project management arrangement 
 
via stakeholder board and working group. Works continue apace 
 
and a strong partnership arrangement is delivering the interchange 
 
project, including Transport for London and MACE. 
 
•  A key interface issue with the London Bridge station project was 
 
highlighted to the board. The interchange project will complete in 
 
May 2012 with new train station concourse and bus station, and 
 
high quality materials throughout. The interface with the Network 
 
Rail Thameslink project (the viaduct to connect from Railway 
 
Approach to the new station known as “SAVEX”) will remain in poor 
condition, and will likely take 6 years from 2012 to 2018 to 
 
complete. HM presented a scheme prepared by Renzo Piano 
 
Building Workshop to create a flexible screened barrier along the 
 
SAVEX interface which could be animated with murals of London 
 
and could provide a temporary screen alongside the new 
 
interchange and high quality gateway into Southwark, especially 
 
during the Olympics. The draft scheme has been presented to, and 
 
received the support of David Higgins, Chairman of Network Rail. 
ACTION 
The Board agreed that resources for implementation and ongoing 
LBS 
responsibility for ensuring  a high standard of management and 
(DT) 
maintenance would need to be resolved– LBS to liaise internally to 
Southwark Regeneration 
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analyse the recently received planning application for the station, 
and consultation responses, and consider how the temporary works 
might be delivered  
 
2.  
St Thomas Street project 
 
•  DT updated project progress and the design concept for the 
 
“southern” gateway of the Shard, and the aspiration of the working 
 
group to create a scheme which drives regeneration southwards. 
 
•  Issue highlighted of surrounding projects – the Guys Tower re-clad 
 
project and Network Rail station project could both potentially 
 
access through the new works as part of their construction 
ACTION 
management arrangements. LBS to lobby partners NR and Guys to 
DT 
minimise construction traffic through the completed project 
 
3.  
Shard Southwark Vocational Programme 
 
•  GS introduced the Shard Southwark Vocational programme and 
report project highlights broken down by sub-project below 
3.1 
Construction Jobs 
ACTION
•  Overall target of 260 jobs in the construction phase of the 
GS 
development. The 3 year workplace co-ordinator project started in 
 
late 2010 and has delivered 18 jobs on site already 
 
•  The project board would like to see more case studies, and use of 
 
case studies in publicity 
 
•  Greater co-operation to be sought between Mace & Southwark 
ACTION 
College to increase provision of NVQs from the project  
GS & 
 
RG 
3.2 
Southwark College / Real Work Environments 
 
•  RG / PB presented a detailed update on the RWE project and key 
 
successes, including 8 new curriculum areas developed since 
 
February 2011 which are tailored to develop employability skills 
 
linked to the opportunities and trades in the Shard of Glass.  
 
•  £225,000 in match funding secured from the Skills Funding Agency 
 
to contribute to the £500,000 investment by the Shard project. 
 
•  In addition to the 8 new courses using the facilities, 250 students 
 
have used the facilities through existing courses; a detailed report of 
 
this use was given in accordance with the college’s SLA for delivery  ACTION 
of benefits from this investment, including the numbers of 
PB 
Southwark residents benefiting. 

 
  Successful opening event well attended – the new facilities,  ACTION 
courses, event, and building awareness about the Shard and 
DT 
opportunities has had a tangible affect on raising aspirations at the   
college. The “5 star” ethos of the Shard and the college corporate 
aim to raise the standards of courses and training to match the 
quality of opportunities in the Shard is having a marked knock on / 
legacy affect.   
•  The project board found the case studies useful and asked for more 
to be provided as and when appropriate  
 
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•  Noted that the next phase of the vocational programme should 
consider an element of higher skills provision to ensure access to 
higher-skilled jobs in the development as well as entry-level, and to 
allow for progression 
•  The project board asked for a special tour of the new facilities and 
demonstration of case studies for local press, specifically Southwark 
News (Kevin Quinn)  
 
3.3 
Employment in the completed development 
 
•  GS presented an estimate of the total numbers of jobs in the final 
 
development, linked to hotel, estates, security, cleaning, office jobs; 
 
an aspirational target of 610 jobs for Southwark residents was 
 
proposed as a benchmark for the vocational programme. 
 
•  The project board noted key early successes including Southwark 
 
College placements in the Shard project office, commitment to 75% 
 
interviews for students in future contracts such as cleaning services, 
 
and early commitment by the Shangri-La hotel.  

ACTION 
  Sellar to arrange meeting with future Shangri-La general manager 
HM  
later this year once in post. 
•  TL suggested that opportunities would be generated as firms move 
into the building and natural churn results from people not re-
locating from previous offices. 
•  HM outlined a proposal to develop a “business centre” within the 
facilities management suite which could potentially supply 
temporary staff for organisations within the building. 
•  TL confirmed that the “early opportunity” to establish robust 
relationships and agree commitments and targets for placements, 
interviews, and positions is in the next 6 months as suppliers and 
tenants agree to move into the building. 
 
3.4 
Employment floorspace in the Shard of Glass & DoV 
 
•  The project board agreed that a target to complete negotiations 
 
around the delivery of employment floorspace in the Shard or the 
 
provision of a cash in-lieu payment would be included within the 
 
Shard Southwark Vocational Programme 
 
•  The project Board agreed a target to complete a DoV to release 
 
existing S106 funding. 
ACTION 
•  Action: both to be agreed by the next board meeting in November  HM / GS
2011. 
 

Construction management and co-ordination 
 
•  The project board noted best practice and awards for joint efforts 
between the development team and council officers to manage 
noise, air quality, traffic management, building control, and wider 
area co-ordination. 
 
 
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Communications 
 
•  The project board agreed with the identified communications 
 
milestones to promote the regeneration benefits of the Shard and 
 
Place projects to local people. 
 
•  The next key communications project would be a marketing 
 
campaign to promote Shard-specific courses with Sellar / LBS logos  ACTION 
•  The project board asked for a version of the submitted performance  DT / RG
report to be made available on the councils website 
 
•  The Board agreed to receive a more detailed communications 
proposal at its next meeting 
 

Next meetings 
 
The following meetings were proposed on a 4 monthly basis to fit with the 
 
Olympics event and the completion of the building: 
ACTION 
•  Wednesday 30 Nov 11, 1200 
DT  
•  Wednesday 28 Mar 12, 1200 
•  Wednesday 25 Jul 12, 1200 
•  Wednesday 28 Nov 12, 1200 
 
 
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