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London College Of Printing And Graphic Art Elephant And Castle London Southwark SE1 6SB

Granted Southwark 25/AP/0978

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/0978

Application record

Reference
25/AP/0978
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
2 Apr 2025
Validated
29 Apr 2025
Decided
23 Mar 2026
Ward
St Georges
Postcode
SE1 6SB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 29 Apr 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 24 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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DP9 Ltd Agent

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 23 March 2026, 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.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Southwark's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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