Plans for a 191-room "affordable luxury" hotel in Lavington Street have been given the go-ahead by Southwark's planning committee.
The first residents are moving into the tallest residential building in Central London as a three-month process of occupation gets under way at the Strata SE1 tower at the Elephant & Castle.
The Mayor of London has expressed his optimism for the Elephant & Castle regeneration at a City Hall reception for community leaders from Lambeth, Southwark, Merton and Wandsworth.
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