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Elephant And Castle Railway Station Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1LB

Granted Southwark 25/AP/3548 All other prior approval applications

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

Proposal

Prior approval under Part 18 (Class A) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the construction of a new access building to allow for the reopening of the Western access at Elephant and Castle Railway Station and associated works.

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3548

Application record

Reference
25/AP/3548
Type
All other prior approval applications
Status
Granted
Decision
Prior Approval Required and Approved
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
2 Dec 2025
Decided
21 Jan 2026
Ward
North Walworth
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Decision by
Delegated - Source Team
Postcode
SE17 1LB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/AP/0499 Awaiting decision

    Elephant And Castle Railway Station Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1LB

    Details of condition 3 'Construction Environmental Management plan - CEMP' pursuant to permission ref. 25/AP/3548 (Prior approval under Part 18(Class A) of the Town and Country Planning(General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 for the construction of a new access building to allow for the reopening of the Western access at Elephant and Castle Railway Station and associated works.)

    Submitted 19 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • 22/AP/2378 Granted

    Elephant And Castle Railway Station Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1LB

    Details of condition 4 (Construction environmental management plan) required by planning permission 21/AP/4628 for 'Installation of underground heating pipework and associated works'.

    Decided 15 Sep 2022 Conditions
  • 22/AP/2321 Granted

    Elephant And Castle Railway Station Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1LB

    Details of condition 3 (Archaelogical mitigation) required by planning permission 21/AP/4628 Installation of underground heating pipework and associated works.

    Decided 31 Aug 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Dec 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 21 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Approved

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/AP/0499 Awaiting decision

    Elephant And Castle Railway Station Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1LB

    Details of condition 3 'Construction Environmental Management plan - CEMP' pursuant to permission ref. 25/AP/3548 (Prior approval under Part 18(Class A) of the Town and Country Planning(General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 for the construction of a new access building to allow for the reopening of the Western access at Elephant and Castle Railway Station and associated works.)

    Submitted 19 Feb 2026 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

22 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 21 January 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Elephant And Castle Railway Station Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1LB

    26/AP/0499 Submitted 19 Feb 2026 0m away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~16 Apr

    Details of condition 3 'Construction Environmental Management plan - CEMP' pursuant to permission ref. 25/AP/3548 (Prior approval under Part 18(Class A) of the Town and Country Planning(General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 for the construction of a new access building to allow for the reopening of the Western access at Elephant and Castle Railway Station and associated works.)

    Awaiting decision Conditions 8 docs
  • Elephant And Castle Railway Station Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1LB

    22/AP/2378 Submitted 4 Jul 2022 1m away

    Details of condition 4 (Construction environmental management plan) required by planning permission 21/AP/4628 for 'Installation of underground heating pipework and associated works'.

    Granted Conditions 7 docs
  • Elephant And Castle Railway Station Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1LB

    22/AP/2321 Submitted 29 Jun 2022 1m away

    Details of condition 3 (Archaelogical mitigation) required by planning permission 21/AP/4628 Installation of underground heating pipework and associated works.

    Granted Conditions 6 docs
  • Arches 113A/120 And 113B/121; Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1LB

    25/AP/3708 Submitted 18 Dec 2025 19m away

    Non-material amendment of: 24/AP/1416. Amendments sought: -Changes to the elevations which include the removal of louvres as well as the addition of a solid panel to Arches 113A, 120 and 121

    Decided Conditions 7 docs
  • 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 6TE

    23/AP/1933 Submitted 11 Jul 2023 30m away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~6 Sep

    Details of condition 31 (wind mitigation measures) as required by planning permission dated 29.07.2021 ref. 21/AP/1104 for: "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."

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 9 docs
    Small domestic
  • 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

    22/AP/3811 Submitted 3 Nov 2022 33m away

    Partial discharge of condition 22 (Sample Panels: Education Building) in relation to Building E1 (excluding ground floor) required by planning permission 21/AP/1104 - Minor material amendments to planning permission 20/AP/3675

    Granted Conditions 6 docs

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    10 Apr 2026 Prior approval
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    27 Apr 2026 Prior approval
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    12 Mar 2026 Prior approval