Elephant & Castle to be transformed

Southwark Council will this month select the developer who will implement the multi-million pound redevelopment of the Elephant & Castle area.

In the final stages of the council's competition to select a final partner for the development, the three shortlisted consortia (London & Amsterdam/ Countryside Consortium, St George Consortium and Southwark Land Regeneration plc) have now revealed their proposals for the regeneration of the 170 acre-site, including housing, transport, retail and business, open spaces and leisure.

Southwark Council leader Stephanie Elsy said: "This is an exciting time for the Elephant. We are at the beginning of a fifteen year project to transform Elephant and Castle into a place where people want to live, work and spend leisure time."

Cathedral Ward councillor Hilary Wines added: "I hope the final partner, once selected, will bring all of their experience of working with local communities to bear on the Elephant & Castle project. It is important that everyone gains from the regeneration of the area and the consortium will be expected to work closely with local people."

The council will make a final selection of development partner on 21 June.

• Visit the Southwark Council website at www.southwark.gov.uk for more on the Elephant redevelopment.
• Southwark Land Regeneration plc's plans can be viewed on the web at www.southwarklandregeneration.co.uk
• London & Amsterdam now have a site at www.elephantandcastle.org