2, 4, York Road, SE1 7ND
Proposal
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 13 (Hard and Soft Landascaping) of planning permission 12/04708/FUL (Part demolition of Shell Centre comprising Hungerford, York and Chicheley wings, upper level walkway, removal of raised podium deck, associated structures and associated site clearance to enable a mixed use development of 8 buildings ranging from 5 to 37 storeys in height and 4 basement levels to provide up to 218,147m2 of floorspace (GIA), comprising offices (B1), residential (C3) (up to 877 units), retail (A1-A5), leisure (D2) and community/leisure uses (D1/D2), parking and servicing space, hard and soft landscaping together with the provision of a new public square, highway and landscaping works to Belvedere Road, Chicheley Street and York Road, modifications to York Road Underground station, 2 link bridges from new buildings to the existing Shell Centre Tower, reconfiguration of York Road footbridge if retained, creation of new vehicular access and other associated works.(Planning and Conservation Area Consent Applications received and Listed Building Consent applications received) dated 5/06/2014.
- Received
- 30 April 2025
- Decided
- 17 July 2025
- Council
- London Borough of Lambeth
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- ReceivedSubmitted30 Apr
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided17 Jul
Decided in 78 days (council typically 56)
This is a planning application for demolition at 2, 4, York Road, SE1 7ND. Lambeth has handled 352 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 78 days, 3 weeks longer than Lambeth's median. The site is in the South Bank conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across WATERL. We hold 2,143 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202625 Aug
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 44 (Energy) of Appeal Ref. APP/N5660/V/13/2205181
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/02444/DET - 202615 Apr
Submission of details to discharge Schedule 9, Part 3, Paragraph 5 (Final Reception Survey) of the Section…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01276/S106D
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: South Bank
- Article 4 direction: Modified Direction 1 - CAZ
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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