Elephant And Castle Shopping Centre, 26, 28, 30 And 32 New Kent Road And Arches 6 And 7 Elephant Road And London College Of Communications Site, Elephant And Castle London SE1 6TE
Proposal
Details submitted to satisfy Schedule 2, Part 6, Paragraph 11-3-11.4 and 11.6 and 11.7 (Affordable Workspace) of the section 106 agreement associated with planning permission ref. 21/AP/1104 for 'Minor material amendments to planning permission 20/AP/3675 (for Phased, mixed-use redevelopment of the existing Elephant and Castle shopping centre and London College of Communication sites comprising the demolition of all existing buildings and structures and redevelopment to comprise buildings ranging in height from single storey to 35 storeys above multi-level and single basements, to provide a range of uses including residential (use class C3), retail (use Class A1-A4), office (Use Class B1), Education (use class D1), assembly and leisure (use class D2) and a new station entrance and station box for use as a London underground operational railway station, means of access, public realm and landscaping works, parking and cycle storage provision, plant and servicing areas, and a range of other associated and ancillary works and structures'.
- Received
- 23 April 2025
- Decided
- 6 August 2025 · Agreed - for App Types VLA & VNMC
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- Ward
- North Walworth
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- ReceivedSubmitted23 Apr
- ValidatedValidated24 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date18 Jun
- DecidedDecided6 Aug
Decided in 104 days (council typically 49)
This is an application to discharge conditions at Elephant And Castle Shopping Centre, 26, 28, 30 And 32 New Kent Road And Arches 6 And 7 Elephant Road And London College Of Communications Site, Elephant And Castle London SE1 6TE. Southwark has handled 1,341 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 49 days. This one was decided in 105 days, 8 weeks longer than Southwark's median. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across North Walworth. We hold 2,143 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202519 Aug
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Partial discharge of condition 21- (east site - sample panels for towers E2 and E3 only): as required by…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/1339 - 20253 Mar
Details of condition 60 'Archaeology reporting site work' required by planning permission ref no. 21/AP/1104
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/0567 - 20246 Dec
Details of s106 obligation ' Wayfinding ' set out in Schedule 2, Part 7, Paragraph 9.1-9.2 of the Section 106…
PendingDischarge of conditions24/AP/3588 - 202428 Nov
Partial discharge condition 21 (iv) 'Sample panels - E4 shopping centre ' required by planning permission ref…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/AP/3506 - 202311 Jul
Details of condition 31 (wind mitigation measures) as required by planning permission dated 29.07.2021 ref…
PendingDischarge of conditions23/AP/1933
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Article 4 direction: Central Activities Zone+2 more
- Brownfield land register: Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre and London College of CommunicationsRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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