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Block J, The Biscuit Factory 100 Clements Road Southwark London SE16 4DG

23/AP/1466Variation: Non-Material ChangesApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 25 July 2023

Council decision: Agreed - for App Types VLA & VNMCDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Non material amendment of planning permission ref. no. 22/AP/3723: Variation of Conditions 1, 5 and 6 of planning permission ref. 17/AP/4283 (Part demolition of existing building and erection of a six storey extension with basement, comprising office floorspace (Use Class E(g)) and ancillary cafe; part replacement facade and minor elevational changes to existing building and other associated development including landscape/surfacing alterations). The proposed amendments include: changes to ground floor entrance to match ground floor openings on south elevation, fifth floor extension to commercial floor space and terrace, reduced height of brick parapet and replacement with balustrade on south elevation fifth floor and fifth floor mezzanine, re-location of biodiverse green roof and increased provision of green roof from 58sqm to 170sqm, revised layout of PV roof panels, revised roof light design, replacement of precast concrete lintels with metal lintels on north and south elevation, and revised design of external escape staircase design on west elevation. NMA sought: Non-material amendments for the removal of the existing Portico and rebuild a new Portico at a higher position to match the existing

Received
25 May 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
North Bermondsey
  1. Received25 May
  2. Validated25 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Jun
  5. Decided25 Jul

Decided in 61 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Block J, The Biscuit Factory 100 Clements Road Southwark London SE16 4DG. Southwark has handled 1,341 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 12 days longer than Southwark's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across North Bermondsey. We hold 651 applications in total for the SE16 postcode area.

97% of conditions applications at London Borough of Southwark were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SE16 4DG
Application type
Variation: Non-Material Changes
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 May 2023
Target decision date
21 June 2023
Permission expires
25 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lichfields
Agent address
The Minster Building 21 Mincing Lane London EC3R 7AG

Planning decision

Statutory period
27 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Article 4 direction: Site allocation NSP13: Biscuit Factory and Campus
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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