57 - 61 Union Street London Southwark SE1 1SG

24/AP/3693Listed Building ConsentAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Listed building consent for the partial demolition of existing dilapidated structures within the curtilage of a listed building, installation of entrance gate between 57-59 Union Street, and associated facade repair work to the front and rear elevations of no. 59-61 Union Street. Erection of two four storey buildings, and an upwards extension to no. 57 Union Street to provide nine residential units, amenity space, refuse and bike stores, external plant, and external landscaping.

Received: 16 December 2024
Decision due: 13 February 2025
Council: London Borough of Southwark
Ward: Borough & Bankside
Agent: hgh consulting

ReceivedReceived16 Dec
ValidatedValidated20 Dec
Consult.Consultation29 Jan
TargetTarget Date13 Feb
DecidedDecided

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Comment on the council's site Documents (35)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at 57 - 61 Union Street London Southwark SE1 1SG. Southwark has handled 158 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 December 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Union Street conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 185 applications across Borough & Bankside. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode: SE1 1SG
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Borough, Bankside And Walworth

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 December 2024
Last date for comments: 29 January 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: hgh consulting
Agent address: 45 Welbeck Street London W1G 8DZ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 55 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 35

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Union Street
Listed building: Grade II: 59 and 61, Union StreetOn this site · +1 more
Article 4 direction: Bankside and Borough District Town Centre+2 more
Brownfield land register: 50-52,Union Street,,SE1 1JXRegister site at or near this address

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Source: Southwark

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