Planning & Development
Green light for 11-storey office building on Long Lane
Plans to redevelop the former Selected Rug Co building on Long Lane have been approved by Southwark councillors.
Politics & local government
In our politics coverage we keep an eye on Southwark Council, Lambeth Council and the Greater London Authority (Mayor and Assembly)
South Bank
South Bank art installation highlights city's air quality problem
The tenth anniversary of the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah has been marked with the installation of a vast projected artwork on the South Bank.
Business
Lower Marsh casino given all-night gambling licence
Merkur Slots on Lower Marsh could soon be allowed to welcome gamblers all night, after Lambeth Council agreed to extend its licensed hours.
Lambeth
Lambeth in line for £3.8m payout from Farage TV studio landlord
Lambeth Council is in line to receive a £3.8 million payment towards new council homes from the landlord of the Thames-side TV studio used for Nigel Farage's nightly GB News show.
Politics & local government
Labour Party HQ relocates to Blackfriars Road
The Labour Party's headquarters has returned to Southwark, 26 years after it left the borough for Westminster.
Waterloo
Lambeth’s council house-building arm spends £1m on WeWork offices
A company set up by Lambeth Council to build new council homes in the borough has run up a £1 million bill on swanky WeWork serviced offices in the Southbank Place development in Waterloo.
Elephant & Castle
'Big brands' vying to open at redeveloped Elephant shopping centre
With three years to go until the opening of the new shops on the site of the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre, the developer says that "very big brands" are already queueing up to open stores in the complex.
Southwark
Riverside office block plan next to Blackfriars Bridge approved
Plans for an 18-storey office block on the Thames Path between Blackfriars road and rail bridges have been approved by Southwark councillors.
Planning & Development
Royal Street: big development next to Archbishop's Park approved
Plans for new life sciences laboratories, offices and homes close to St Thomas' Hospital have been approved by Lambeth councillors.
Elephant & Castle
'Ayers Rock' block at Elephant Park: Mayor won’t overrule council
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's City Hall administration has decided not to overrule Southwark Council's decision to turn down Lendlease's plans for a new office block and potential health centre at Elephant & Castle.
Planning & Development
Green light for 14-storey student block off Newington Causeway
Plans for a 14-storey block of student accommodation with 219 bedrooms next to the Inner London Crown Court on Newington Causeway have been approved by Southwark Council's planning committee.
Planning & Development
Nearly 900 hotel rooms approved in two Albert Embankment towers
Plans for two new hotels on Albert Embankment with a total of nearly 900 bedrooms have been approved by Lambeth councillors.
