Planning application
Arches 129/135 And 130/136 Elephant And Castle Elephant Road London SE17
Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic
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Proposal
Non material amendment of planning permission ref. 24/AP/1436 (Refurbishment and single-storey rear extension to arches 129/135 and 130/136, including ancillary cafe space to existing nightclub (Sui Generis), new door in side elevation, partial demolition of existing billboard structure and all other associated works.) The proposed amendments include changes to the Elephant Road elevations (solid panel, canopy signage, arch number signage), the town centre elevations (change to concrete rainscreen cladding system) and acoustic box north and south elevations (change to concrete rainscreen cladding system).
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3707
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/3707
- Type
- Variation: Non-Material Changes
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Agreed - for App Types VLA & VNMC
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- North Walworth
- Parish
- Borough, Bankside And Walworth
- Decision by
- Delegated - Source Team
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by Southwark
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2 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Agreed - for App Types VLA & VNMC
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10 Aug 2026
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