Paddington Central / Amenities / Corporate Social Responsibility

PaddingtonCentral, the award winning major regeneration scheme in London's West End, is recognised as a premier business, residential and leisure location. The scheme has become a model for responsible development and has brought benefits to the wider area through cooperation and dialogue with local residents and developers, delivering jobs to local residents, supporting local charitable initiatives and investing in the local infrastructure.

1. Paddington Waterside Partnership

PaddingtonCentral is a leading member of Paddington Waterside Partnership, a local group working to ensure the extensive developments in Paddington engage the local community and provide the area with tangible benefits in terms of better jobs, housing, amenities and services.

2. Paddington First

The Paddington First recruitment office was established by Paddington Waterside Partnership and is funded by its members to give priority to local residents for construction jobs. At one point, of the 900 construction workers on site, over 700 were from the immediate area. Paddington First has now moved beyond its initial construction brief into fields such as hospitality and catering, retail, security, healthcare, education, property and travel, and to date over 4,500 local residents have secured jobs.

3. Infrastructure

Extensive improvements to the local infrastructure have been partly or wholly funded by PaddingtonCentral development including:

• Construction of a canal side footpath and footbridge, along with environmental improvements to the towpath and associated lighting.
• The provision of pedestrian and cycle paths within the development, with necessary lighting to enable 24 hour use.
• The widening of Bishop's Bridge Road and the provision of Long Term Vehicular Access.
• Public transport improvements including the subway refurbishment.
• Contribution to Westminster City Council's Social and Community Fund.
• The Paddington Area Traffic and Environmental Management Study. This study was commissioned by the City Council and assessed the effects of the additional traffic generated by the Paddington Special Policy Area sites, the Heathrow Express and Crossrail.
• The Paddington Area Transportation Study. This public study was jointly commissioned by the City Council and London Transport to assess and mitigate the impacts arising from the development on the public transport infrastructure of the surrounding area.