Coburg House 63-67 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6LS
Proposal
Demolition of existing building and erection of a building comprising commercial floorspace (Class E), Purpose built student accommodation bedrooms and amenity space (sui generis), refuse and bike stores, internal and external plant, and external landscaping. For information: - proposed building is part 19 storeys with additional rooftop lift/overrun/enclosure plus basement (62.8m AOD, 59.9m above ground), part 18 storeys (58.3m AOD, 55.4m above ground) and part 3 storeys (14.7m AOD, 11.8m above ground). The development as a whole comprises: - 243 student bedrooms; - 1,504sqm GIA of flexible commercial, business, service floorspace (Class E)
- Received
- 9 December 2024
- Decided
- 7 May 2026
- Public comments
- 9
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- Ward
- Chaucer
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- ReceivedSubmitted9 Dec
- ValidatedValidated16 Jan
- Consult.Consultation13 Feb
- TargetTarget Date17 Apr
- DecidedDecided7 May
Decided in 476 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application for demolition at Coburg House 63-67 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6LS. Southwark has handled 1,045 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 514 days, 65 weeks longer than Southwark's median. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Chaucer. 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.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Article 4 direction: Central Activities Zone+2 more
- Brownfield land register: 63-85 Newington CausewayRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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