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London College of Printing And Graphic Art, Elephant And Castle, London

Granted City of London 25/01444/OBS Observations from other Boroughs

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Consultation by the London Borough of Southwark for the partial demolition, refurbishment and re-use of existing London College of Communications (UAL) workshop building for flexible cultural venue (Class E/Sui Generis), demolition of all other existing buildings and structures and redevelopment of the site comprising residential (Class C3), purpose-built student accommodation (Sui Generis) and flexible commercial/retail (Class E) with associated amenity space, landscaping, car and cycle parking and all other associated and ancillary works (LBS ref: 25/AP/0978).

As published by the council, reference 25/01444/OBS

Application record

Reference
25/01444/OBS
Type
Observations from other Boroughs
Status
Under Consideration
Decision
Granted As published: No Objections to OBS
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
16 Oct 2025
Decided
27 Nov 2025
Ward
Queenhithe
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of London register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/00881/OBS Granted

    London College of Printing And Graphic Art Elephant And Castle London

    Partial demolition, refurbishment and re-use of existing UAL:LCC Workshop Building for flexible cultural venue (Class E/Sui Generis), demolition of all other existing buildings and structures and redevelopment of the site comprising: residential (Class C3), purpose-built student accommodation (Sui Generis) and flexible commercial/retail (Class E) with associated amenity space, landscaping, car and cycle parking and all other associated and ancillary works. The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement (ES) submitted pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended).

    Decided 15 Oct 2025

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2025

    Received by City of London

  2. 27 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: No Objections to OBS

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 27 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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