Over £300m worth of construction work has began in Elephant and Castle, London.

Work has started on the demolition of Castle House. The scheme will be Multiplex’s first UK development following the completion of Wembley Stadium, and will consist of 407 new apartments in a 43-storey tower. Hamiltons is the designer.

Work is also underway on 200 residential apartments at O-Central, and construction work has already started on Oakmayne Plaza, a new residential and retail scheme, on the site of the former Volvo garage on New Kent Road.

An exhibition of plans by Richard Rogers Architects of the proposed residential scheme on the site of the London Park Hotel has also recently been displayed. This scheme comprises of 470 new homes including a range of flats earmarked for key workers. The building has also been designed to provide a new home for the Southwark Playhouse, which is relocating from its former premises in Southwark Bridge Road.