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 Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1132 - Variation Under consideration/assessment

Proposal

Non-material amendment of planning permission 21/AP/1104 (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.) comprising: Changes to Public WC - GF, Dog wash space - B1, Resi amenity space updates - L2 & L6, Resi entrances - Post room - GF, E3 Retail corridor changes - GF and L1, retail storage space door added - B2, E4 GF retail door configuration - GF, L6 Pavillion changes and reduction in storage area - L6, E4 L2-L4 relabel drawing, E3 L1 relabel drawing only, E3 Change to entrance door swing to Leisure entrance at GF, E2 change to door swing at GF, Storage change from residential to commercial - B1… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Variation
Postcode
SE1 6LW
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
North Walworth
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 May 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
DP9 Limited

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Southwark is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #54 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Southwark decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #93 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #92 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #54 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #122 of 296
92%
Minor dwellings approved
259 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,622
Total decisions
132 refused in the year to March 2026