Famous south London food hall set for demolition to stay open until end of next year
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It's being demolished after the council decided to turn the site into flats.
Mercato Metropolitano has confirmed that its Elephant & Castle site will stay open until the end of 2026 after plans to bulldoze it to make way for almost 900 flats were approved earlier this year.
Southwark councillors approved the Borough Triangle development, which will see 892 homes built in tower blocks up to 44 storeys high, during a planning meeting in March.