The new town centre is being brought forward in three main phases.

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PHASE 1 – ELEPHANT CENTRAL
The first phase has already completed at Elephant Central, where you’ll find a vibrant offer of shops, bars and restaurants including the independent retailers in Castle Square.

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PHASE 2 – EAST SITE (SHOPPING CENTRE)
The second phase commenced with the demolition of the existing shopping centre site in October 2020 and construction on site is now taking place, targeted to complete in 2026.

The East site will provide:
• Housing for Londoners both at affordable and market rent, professionally managed by Get Living, the UK’s pioneer in build to rent neighbourhoods.

• A combination of shops, restaurants and leisure facilities, with existing shopping centre independent traders getting first right of refusal to return to the affordable retail spaces.

• A state-of-the-art new home for London College of Communication, UAL, to offer a public facing building to welcome in the local community to exhibitions and end of year shows.

• Major improvements in transport infrastructure with; a new entrance to the Northern Line Underground providing both escalator and lift access and designed to safeguard for any future Bakerloo line extension. Step free access between the Overground Rail and Underground stations at street level.

• New London streets and a central court open to the public.

The Benefits of your new Town Centre will include…

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485 homes (313 market rent and 172 affordable rent)

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135,000 sq.ft of shops, restaurants and leisure space

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370,000 sq.ft university building for London College of Communication, UAL

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High quality public realm - including 27 trees to be retained or newly planted

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New tube station

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New employment opportunities

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10% of retail and workspace at affordable rents

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55,000 sq.ft of workspace

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PHASE 3 – WEST SITE (LCC)
This phase will commence on location where the London College of Communication as the College is currently situated. The completed building will open its doors to new students and the public in 2030.

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498 new homes (333 market rent, 49 affordable rent and 116 social rent)

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35,000 sq.ft of shops and restaurants

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High quality public realm

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A 500 persons cultural venue

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New employment opportunities

NEW TOWN CENTRE TIMELINE FOR DEVELOPMENT

2017

Phase 1 (Elephant Central) opens

Jan 2019
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Planning Permission granted by the London Borough of Southwark

July 2020

Castle Square retail units completed for Traders to fit out

September 2020

The shopping centre closed on Thursday 24th September at midnight

September 2020

Opening of Castle Square, Elephant Arcade and Ash Avenue units on 25th September

October 2020

Start of demolition of the existing shopping centre

Early 2022

Construction of the new town centre begins

Autumn 2025

Start of tunnelling works to new underground station entrance by Transport for London

End 2025

Shell completion of the town centre retail and leisure units for fitting out

Early 2026

Shell & core completion of the new university building for the London College of Communication

Mid 2026

Start of residential occupation

Autumn 2026

Planned opening of The Elephant new town centre and town centre entrance to the rail station

Spring 2027

Opening of the new public access route through the rail arches to link The Elephant with Elephant Rd, Castle Square and Elephant Park

Autumn 2027

Planned opening of the new UAL London College of Communication campus building

Start 2028

Planned demolition of the existing London College of Communication buildings on the West Site marking the start of Phase 3

End 2029

Target opening of the new Northern Line station entrance and ticket hall and decommissioning of the existing station entrance

Spring 2031

Completion of The Elephant Phase 2 works on the area of the existing station entrance

End 2032

Phase 3 completion on the West Site