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/0550 - Approval of Details Approved

Proposal

Details of condition 36 ' Protection from Vibration' required by planning permission ref no. : 'Minor material amendments (for Phased, mixed-use redevelopment 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. Additional information to describe the changes sought Amendment to condition 1 (approved plans) to secure the following changes Amendments to the office, leisure, retail, and educational floorspace areas, Amendments to the residential unit mix and quantum Alterations to the residential communal amenity space, Minor alterations to the building heights, elevations and positioning Alterations to pedestrian routes and walkways and associated ancillary works Deletion of conditions 25 (green roof to plot E1), 45 (Sound Insulation: Education) and 48 (External Noise Levels in Private Amenity Areas) Amendments to conditions 19 (Detailed Construction Drawings East Site) 20 (Detailed Construction Drawings Education Building) 26 (Basement Access Detailed Design) 27 (Western Viaduct Boundary) 29 (Public toilets) 31 (Landscaping Scheme) 51 (A3/A4 Opening Hours) 54 (Wind Microclimate) to amend the trigger for submitting information for conditions 19, 20, 26, 27, and 31, to change condition 29 to a compliance condition, to increase the consented opening hours under condition 51, and to amend wind speed levels. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Feb 2026
Approved
15 Apr 2026

Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Source Team · Last checked 27 Jul 2026

Associated applications 16

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
4 Article 4 directions
Central Activities Zone · Site allocation NSP48: Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre and London College of Communication · Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre · Railway Arches. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area: North Southwark and Roman Roads
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Southwark AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Town centre: Elephant and Castle/ Walworth Road
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Southwark built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Approval of Details
Postcode
SE1 6LW
Received
24 Feb 2026
Validated
24 Feb 2026
Ward
North Walworth
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Apr 2026
Decision
AOD - Granted
Decision date
15 Apr 2026
Decision level
Source Team
Applicant
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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 statistics
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