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Green light for Maccreanor Lavington’s controversial Elephant & Castle towers

By 2025-03-27T12:21:00

Borough Triangle 1

Four-block Borough Triangle plans survive flood of objections from locals and opposition from Historic England

Southwark council has approved controversial plans by Berkeley to build three residential towers up to 44 storeys in height in south London after a knife-edge vote.

Councillors voted three in favour and three against a recommendation from planning officers to approve one of the capital’s tallest housing schemes yesterday evening, with the outcome tipped in the scheme’s favour by the planning committee chair’s deciding vote.

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