Planning & Development

Planning & Development

'Hedgehog care homes' to be installed next to Old Kent Road logistics hub

Two miniature 'hedgehog care homes' are among the biodiversity measures proposed for the new logistics hub being built by British Land on the former Southwark Council car pound site off Mandela Way.

Planning & Development

Stoney Street: Lib Dems call for rethink of closure plan

Borough & Bankside councillors have called for a rethink of plans for a permanent traffic ban on Stoney Street in Borough Market.

Transport

Elephant & Castle Rail Station in line for £18m makeover

Plans to install lifts to the platforms at Elephant & Castle's Thameslink rail station are to get a boost with Southwark Council allocating £350,000 of developers' funding for design work.

London Fire Brigade

8 Albert Embankment: new planning application 'by end of year'

A fresh planning application for the redevelopment of the former London Fire Brigade headquarters on Albert Embankment is due to be submitted to Lambeth Council this year, a deputy mayor of London has said.

Waterloo

'Visual clutter': another Waterloo billboard vetoed

An illuminated billboard near the Waterloo bus stops at Tenison Way can't be reinstated because it would represent "visual clutter," a Government planning inspector has ruled.

Waterloo

Waterloo billboard 'harmful to public safety'

An illuminated digital advertising billboard next to Waterloo Station is "substantially harmful to public safety," a planning inspector has ruled.

Waterloo

Lower Marsh 'parklets' to be made permanent

An experimental scheme to convert parking bays in Lower Marsh into mini-gardens with seating is to be made permanent.

Old Kent Road

Government kick-starts Old Kent Road development with Berkeley Homes loan

A stalled development by Berkeley Homes round the back of Asda in the Old Kent Road is to be kick-started with a loan from the Government.

Planning & Development

Berkeley Homes reveals latest Borough Triangle plans

Updated plans for 900 homes in buildings up to 44 storeys high in Newington Causeway and Borough Road have been revealed by Berkeley Homes.

Hotels

15-storey hotel at Lambeth North: developer to appeal

An eight-day inquiry is to be held into plans for an 184-bedroom hotel opposite Lambeth North tube station.

Planning & Development

Gove gives green light to South Bank ITV site development

Controversial plans to redevelop the former ITV headquarters on the South Bank have been approved by levelling up secretary Michael Gove.

Planning & Development

Green light for plans to showcase Roman mausoleum and mosaics

Updated plans for the development of the Transport for London-owned land on Southwark Street - including public display of a Roman mausoleum and mosaics discovered on the site - have been approved by Southwark councillors.

Cinemas

Bermondsey Square cinema: planners force climbdown on change of use

A planning application to convert the former Kino cinema at Bermondsey Square into alternative commercial use has been withdrawn after Southwark Council advised it was unlikely to be approved.

Health

University plans to block alcove to keep rough sleepers out

King's College London has applied to Southwark Council for permission to build an extension to the Greenwood Theatre near London Bridge to prevent rough sleepers and drug users from gathering outside a fire exit.

Elephant & Castle

Elephant & Castle: council prepares updated CPO

Laminated copies of a 16-page legal document have appeared on lamp posts around the Elephant & Castle as Southwark Council prepares to seek a compulsory purchase order to enable the shopping centre development to be completed.

South Bank

GLC-era South Bank signage added to Lambeth's 'local list'

A distinctive signpost on the South Bank that dates from the era of the Greater London Council has been added to Lambeth Council's 'local list' of structures of architectural and historical interest.