Planning application
Elephant And Castle Railway Station Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1LB
Relates to 25/AP/3548
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Proposal
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.)
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0499
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/0499
- Type
- Approval of Details
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 19 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 19 Feb 2026
- Ward
- North Walworth
- Parish
- Borough, Bankside And Walworth
- 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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25/AP/3548 Granted
Elephant And Castle Railway Station Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1LB
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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19 Feb 2026
Received by Southwark
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
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25/AP/3548 Granted
Elephant And Castle Railway Station Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1LB
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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Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd Agent, registered in London
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Elephant And Castle Railway Station Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1LB
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.
Granted Prior approval 22 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.
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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
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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."
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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
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