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

Cardboard City heritage project gains Historic England funding

A project to explore the history of 'Cardboard City' at Waterloo is one of 56 schemes to share in funding from Historic England's Everyday Heritage Grant programme.

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.

Old Kent Road

Bakerloo line extension 'could open in 2040'

Transport for London has published a new indicative timescale for the construction of a Bakerloo line extension from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham via the Old Kent Road.

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.

Education

600 sign petition against school merger

More than 600 people have signed a petition criticising proposals for the amalgamation of two primary schools near the Elephant & Castle.

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.

Transport

Pedestrian hit by C10 bus dies two weeks after collision

A pedestrian hit by a C10 bus near St George's Circus in the early days of January 2024 died two weeks later, Transport for London has revealed.

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.