Transport
Harper Road: more crossings, wider pavements and traffic calming
Plans to make changes to Harper Road to improve conditions for pedestrians and cyclists are to proceed to the next stage.
Politics & local government
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Planning & Development
South Bank comedy club is no laughing matter, say neighbours
Plans for a new comedy club on the South Bank have been approved by Southwark councillors.
Planning & Development
Bear Lane: green light for new office block alongside rail line
Southwark councillors have approved plans for a new office block on the site of the workshop where the orb and cross for the restored Frauenkirche in Dresden were made.
Planning & Development
Minerva House: riverside offices to be extended
Plans to refurbish and extend the Minerva House office block next to Southwark Cathedral and St Mary Overie Dock have been given the green light by Southwark's planning committee.
River Thames
Six years on, still no cash for anti-terror barriers on bridges
Nearly six years after temporary barriers were installed on Thames bridges in central London in the wake of the London Bridge terrorist attack, Transport for London says it still can't afford to install permanent measures.
Planning & Development
Rockingham Street: 24-storey student block approved
Plans for a 24-storey tower of student accommodation at the corner of Rockingham Street and Tiverton Street at the Elephant & Castle have been approved by Southwark Council's planning committee.
Planning & Development
Bermondsey Yards: 11-storey block and warehouse extension approved
Plans for a major development including an 11-storey office block on Bermondsey Street and a restoration and extension of one of the last derelict warehouses in the area have been approved by Southwark councillors.
Planning & Development
Elephant & Castle: 15-storey hotel approved in St George’s Road
Plans to build a 15-storey 'lifestyle hotel' near the London College of Communication have been approved by Southwark's planning committee.
Planning & Development
Blackfriars Road: green light for updated Motel One hotel plans
Updated plans for a new hotel in Blackfriars Road have been approved by Southwark Council's planning committee.
Planning & Development
Plans for 11-storey office block next to Anchor Bankside approved
Plans for a major new riverside office block next to the Anchor Bankside pub have been approved by Southwark councillors.
Politics & local government
Bermondsey MP Neil Coyle faces five-day Commons suspension
Bermondsey & Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle should be suspended from the House of Commons for five days, according to the independent panel examining complaints about his behaviour.
River Thames
Boris aide: Covid Memorial Wall created by 'left-wing activists'
A former advisor to Boris Johnson has criticised the Covid Memorial Wall on the South Bank, claiming it is the work of "left-wing activist groups" who installed the memorial without permission.
