An extra four storeys will be added to King's Reach Tower in Stamford Street and the Milroy Walk shopping area redeveloped after Southwark Council granted planning permission for a new scheme.
Roads and bridges in SE1 were closed in response to the series of explosions in central London on Thursday morning. SE1's hospitals have been receiving casualties.
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