Unanimous planning approval was secured today for Elephant & Castle Projects redevelopment of the shopping parade at 98-104 Rodney Road from Southwark Council's planning committee to redevelop 98-104 Rodney Road. The scheme designed by SPPARC studio will deliver a new home for mental health charity Arts netowrk as well as a 126-room hotel, convenience store and cafe.

Carvil was appointed by Elephant & Castle Projects to provide public affairs and stakeholder consultation services for the project.  As well as arranging meetings with key local stakeholders both at Southwark Council and the local community, Carvil arranged a series of meetings with local social enterprises to identify possible community uses that could be supported by the development. Cavil also arranged a series of drop-in sessions in December 2019 and February 2020 to obtain feedback on initial ideas and scheme evolution. A public exhibition of these plans was held in July 2020 and a planning application was submitted in September 2020. Following further engagement with key stakeholders a series of revisions to the scheme were made including amendments to the massing of the building and the inclusion of Arts Network, a mental health charity as the user of the 1st floor community space.