Arches 129/135 And 130/136 Elephant And Castle Elephant Road London SE17
Approved on 2 March 2026
Council decision: Agreed - for App Types VLA and VNMC
Proposal
Non material amendment of planning permission ref. 24/AP/1436 (Refurbishment and single-storey rear extension to arches 129/135 and 130/136, including ancillary cafe space to existing nightclub (Sui Generis), new door in side elevation, partial demolition of existing billboard structure and all other associated works.) The proposed amendments include changes to the Elephant Road elevations (solid panel, canopy signage, arch number signage), the town centre elevations (change to concrete rainscreen cladding system) and acoustic box north and south elevations (change to concrete rainscreen cladding system).
- Received
- 18 December 2025
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- ReceivedReceived18 Dec
- ValidatedValidated18 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided2 Mar
Decided in 74 days
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at Arches 129/135 And 130/136 Elephant And Castle Elephant Road London SE17. Southwark has handled 7,761 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 4 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.
Application details
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 December 2025
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Article 4 direction: Central Activities Zone+4 more
- Brownfield land register: Shopping Centre SiteElephant And Castle,New Kent Road, Arches Six And Seven Elephant Road…Register site at or near this address · +2 more
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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Associated applications
- 202518 Dec
Non material amendment of planning permission ref. 24/AP/1436
This applicationApprovedNon-material amendment25/AP/3707 - 202415 May
Refurbishment and single-storey rear extension to arches 129/135
ApprovedMinor applicationPart of24/AP/1436
Source: Southwark
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