What’s happening on site

The Elephant and Castle town centre project team is committed to updating and engaging with the local community, from the start of works on site in October 2020 all the way through the construction programme in the coming years.

Keltbray have been selected to undertake the demolition. They have extensive experience and specialist expertise in working on and around rail and underground infrastructure.

Multiplex are assisting to provide technical services to bring forward the construction, which is expected to commence in 2021.

Upcoming works

Advance notice – excavator delivery to site 

28 June 2021 

We are expecting a collection of the 360o high reach demolition excavator on Saturday 10 July. The HGVs will arrive at 6am at Gate 4 on Elephant Road. Due to the size of the excavator, the collection from site will be under a Metropolitan Police Movement Order.

The loading of the excavator and the high reach arm should take no more than 1 hour. Whilst we’ll ensure best practicable means are implemented to minimise noise levels for our neighbours during this work activity, we do expect there to be some noise as the excavator tracks onto the back of the HGV.

Please accept our apologies in advance for any inconvenience caused by this activity and thank you for bearing with us as we continue to make progress at pace on site.

Should you need to get in touch, our dedicated 24 hour contact number and email address is 07395 792 302 / elephantandcastle@keltbray.com

Advance notice – Cordoned off bicycle stands 

28 June 2021 

From this week, 11 bicycle stands located on the New Kent Road side of the Peninsula will be cordoned off using secured heras fencing panels and will include way finding and safety signage.

These will then be completely out of use from 5 July 2021 and the bike stands will be removed and relocated to a new position on the Peninsula at a later date.

All of these works were arranged with, and approved by, Transport for London and form part of our Section 278 works.

If you need to contact the site team, the dedicated 24 Hour contact number is 07395 792 302.

Latest newsletters

As part of our efforts to update and inform the local community, the project team shares a regular newsletter with our direct neighbours and subscribers. This newsletter provides the latest information on the works programme on site.

To sign-up to our digital mailing list, click here.

SEE BELOW For the latest version of the Community Update newsletter.

  • Issue 10

  • Issue 9

  • Issue 8

  • Issue 7

  • Issue 6

  • Issue 5

  • Issue 4

  • Issue 3

  • Issue 2

  • Issue 1

Neighbourhood Information Forums

In addition to our newsletters, we have also set up Neighbourhood Information Forums, which provide an opportunity to meet with members of the project team, discuss the works programme in more detail and ask any questions that you may have.

If you would like to attend the next Neighbourhood Information Forum and/or receive calendar notifications, please email info@elephantandcastletowncentre.co.uk to sign up.

View the latest Neighbourhood Information Forum recording below.

  • Neighbourhood Information Forum June 2021

  • Neighbourhood Information Forum May 2021

  • Neighbourhood Information Forum April 2021

  • Neighbourhood Information Forum March 2021

  • Neighbourhood Information Forum February 2021

  • Neighbourhood Information Forum January 2021

  • Neighbourhood Information Forum December 2020

  • Neighbourhood Information Forum November 2020

  • Elephant & Castle Town Centre neighbourhood information

    Neighbourhood Information Forum October 2020

  • Neighbourhood Information Forum September 2020

Construction Phases

When the shopping centre closed on the 24th September the site was secured and Heras fencing was erected.

The access route through the shopping centre is now closed from the overground station and pedestrians are to follow the enhanced pavement route along Elephant Road for access between the Rail and Northern/Bakerloo Line Underground stations.

The deconstruction works will commence in October with the erection of a more substantial site hoarding. This hoarding will contain a number of dedicated vehicular access gates that will transition through 7 logistics phases during all works on site.

Click on each phase image to see a larger version.

  • PHASE 1

    PHASE 1: JULY 2020 - OCTOBER 2020

  • PHASE 2

    PHASE 2: AUTUMN 2020 - AUTUMN 2021

  • PHASE 3

    PHASE 3: AUTUMN 2021 - SUMMER 2022

  • PHASE 4

    PHASE 4: SUMMER 2022 - AUTUMN 2022

  • PHASE 5

    PHASE 5: WINTER 2022 - AUTUMN 2025

  • PHASE 6

    PHASE 6: AUTUMN 2024

  • PHASE 7

    PHASE 7: AUTUMN 2025

Job Opportunities

Both Keltbray and Multiplex are highly motivated and focused on providing local people with employment and upskilling. During the development, a number of opportunities will be created and these will include apprenticeships, new entrant positions, short courses and work experience placements. As well as supporting a variety of educational activities with local schools, colleges and universities.

Email info@elephantandcastletowncentre.co.uk for more information.

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