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AHMM gets planning for Southwark tube station resi tower after replacing office proposal

By 2025-03-06T12:53:00

Places for London Image - Artist's impression of Southwark Station Over Site Development

Scheme swapped for student accommodation because of falling demand for workspace

Southwark council has approved AHMM’s plans for a student accommodation scheme above Southwark station after proposals for an office tower on the site were scrapped.

A joint venture between Places for London, Transport for London’s (TfL) property company, and developer Helical have been granted permission to build a 15-storey building on the station’s roof and a nine-storey affordable housing scheme on an adjacent site.

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