Mayor Khan backs council’s rejection of 18-storey Elephant Park office block

Mayor Sadiq Khan will not overrule Southwark Council’s decision to stop an 18-storey “Ayer’s Rock” office block being built in Elephant and Castle.  In October, the planning committee unanimously refused the Elephant Park application, citing its “excessive height, mass and bulk” and “harm to the character” of the surrounding area.  Campaigners feared City Hall would … Continue reading Mayor Khan backs council’s rejection of 18-storey Elephant Park office block