Politics & local government

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.

Lambeth

Lambeth urged to take action on Westminster Bridge gambling

A former advisor to Boris Johnson has urged local authorities to get a grip on illegal trading and gambling on Westminster Bridge as part of a think-tank report on the state of the area around Parliament.

Waterloo

Lucky Voice karaoke venue planned for Waterloo Station

Plans to open a karaoke bar in the former Eurostar terminal at Waterloo Station have been submitted to Lambeth Council.