Planning application
Elephant And Castle Railway Station Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1LB
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.
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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.)
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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'.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by Southwark
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21 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Approved
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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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.)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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Elephant And Castle Railway Station Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1LB
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
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
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
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
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 docsSmall 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
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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