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26/AP/2870 - Approval of Details Under consideration/assessment
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Details of condition 28b-d (Acoustic assessment) pursuant to planning permission (Minor material amendments to planning permission (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.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2026
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Validated
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 24 Nov 2026.

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER Application - Covering letter · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 16

Site constraints 13

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Michael Faraday Memorial, Grade II, 52 m away · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project 1032 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 1032 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 447 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Wider setting of protected view 23A.1 Centre of Bridge over the Serpentine to the Palace of Westminster; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Approval of Details
Postcode
SE1 6LW
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
North Walworth
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
DP9 Limited

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
London College Of Communications Site (West Site) Elephant And Castle London SE1 6SB
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15…
24/AP/2468
2024 Approved
Arches 129/135 And 130/136 Elephant And Castle Elephant Road London
Refurbishment and single-storey rear extension to arches 129/135 and 130/136, including a…
24/AP/1436
2024 Approved
32 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 6TJ
Display of internally illuminated advertisements at level 11 of the east and north-wester…
24/AP/0680
2023 Approved
Bt Phone Kiosk O/s Site Ref Sou003 Elephant And Castle Station Elephant And Castle London Southwark
Display of 2x (back-to-back) digital LED displays.
23/AP/1937
2023 Approved
Pavement Outside Elephant & Castle Station London SE1 6LW
Installation of 1no. smart communications hub with 2no. inset digital internally illumina…
23/AP/1936
2023 Approved
Site Of Shopping Centre Elephant And Castle London Southwark SE1
Display of hoarding advertising and wayfinding to both sides of the tunnel (between 44-53…
23/AP/0816
2023 Approved
London College Of Printing And Graphic Art Elephant And Castle London Southwark SE1 6SB
Replacement of perimeter fencing and gates, six storage containers in car park, new cycle…
23/AP/0467
2022 Refused
BT Phone Kiosk O/s Site Ref SOU003 Elephant And Castle Station Elephant And Castle London Southwark
Removal of 2no. phone kiosk and the installation of 1no. BT Street Hub unit on pavement.
22/AP/1740
2022 Refused
BT Phone Kiosk O/s Site Ref SOU003 Elephant And Castle Station Elephant And Castle London Southwark
Display of 2x LED digital intermittent illuminated displays, one on either side of a stre…
22/AP/1741
2022 Approved
Shopping Centre Site Elephant And Castle London Southwark
Display of hoarding advertising and 1no. lightbox screen to the existing hoarding.
22/AP/2013
2021 Refused
Pavement Outside Metro Central Heights 119 Newington Causeway London Southwark
Advertisement integrated into the proposed Communication Hub unit (21/AP/3862) that compr…
21/AP/3863
2021 Refused
Pavement Outside Metro Central Heights 119 Newington Causeway London Southwark
Installation of an open access communication hub, following the removal of an existing co…
21/AP/3862
2021 Approved
Shopping Centre Elephant And Castle London Southwark
Display of non-illuminated hoarding advertisements and wayfinding signage for the duratio…
21/AP/4340
2021 Refused
Advertising Right Northern Roundabout Junction Of London Road And Newington Causeway Elephant And Castle London Southwark
Installation of an open access communication hub, following the removal of an existing co…
21/AP/2217
2021 Refused
Elephant & Castle Station Peninsula Opp London Rd With New Kent Road London London Southwark
Display of advertisement integrated into the Communication Hub unit and comprises an LCD…
21/AP/2218
2020 Approved
Elephant And Castle Underground Station Elephant And Castle London Southwark SE1 6LW
Construction of tunnelled connections to the existing Northern Line platforms from a new…
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2020 Approved
London College Of Printing And Graphic Art Elephant And Castle London Southwark SE1 6SB
Construction of alimak lift shaft to be installed on exterior western elevation.
20/AP/0468
2019 Withdrawn
326 To 328 Shopping Centre Elephant And Castle London SE1 6TE
Display 3 x fascia only logo illuminated, 2 x internally illuminated projectors, 1 x inte…
19/AP/1827
2019 Approved
Land Adj To Shopping Centre Elephant And Castle London SE1 6TE
Display of a single illuminated sequential display affixed to the frame of the western si…
19/AP/0049
2019 Refused
Adj. Elephant & Castle Pub 119 Newington Causeway London SE1 6BN
A display of a single illuminated sequential display affixed to the frame of the communic…
19/AP/0044
2016 Approved
Public Highway Outside Metropolitan Tabernacle Church Elephant And Castle London SE1 6SD
Installation of double-sided freestanding Forum Structure, featuring 2 x Digital 84" scre…
16/AP/1131
2016 Approved
Bus Shelter 0128/0051 Outside Metropolitan Tabernacle Church Elephant And Castle London SE1 6SD
Installation of double-sided freestanding Forum Structure, featuring 2 x Digital 84" scre…
16/AP/1147
2016 Approved
Bus Shelter 0128/0316 Outside London College Of Printing And Graphic Art Elephant And Castle London SE1 6SB
Installation of double-sided freestanding Forum Structure, featuring 2 x Digital 84" scre…
16/AP/1146
2016 Refused
Elephant And Castle Public House 121 Newington Causeway London SE1 6BN
Display of Micromesh PVC Screens/Shrouds incorporating two external static illuminated ad…
16/AP/0680
2016 Approved
Metropolitan Tabernacle Church Elephant And Castle London SE1 6SD
Installation of a pedestrian guard rail to the two lower landings on either side of the e…
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings