Minerva House, 5 Montague Close, London, Southwark, SE1 9BB
Refused on 14 August 2025
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Proposal
Details of Condition 44 (Concrete Flood Defence Structures) pursuant to 21/AP/4194 [Redevelopment of existing building including partial demolition and two storey upward extension to create eight-storey Class E building with installation of roof terraces, associated highway and landscaping works, cycle parking, refuse storage including plant facilities at roof level].
- Submitted
- 10 January 2025
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- ReceivedSubmitted10 Jan
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided14 Aug
Decided in 216 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at Minerva House 5 Montague Close London, Southwark SE1 9BB. Southwark has handled 427 applications of this type. This one was decided in 216 days, 24 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the Borough High Street conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across BOBA. We hold 2,758 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
97% of approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge) 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
- SE1 9BB
- Application type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Borough High Street
- Listed building: Grade II: Post at North End Where Street Divides on East Side of Left ForkOn this site
- Article 4 direction: Bankside and Borough District Town Centre+1 more
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.
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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Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20262 Nov
Details of condition 9 part 4 (Archaeological Public Engagement Programme) as required by planning permission…
PendingAll Other26/AP/3217 - 20268 Oct
Display of non-illuminated vinyl advertisement
PendingAll Other26/AP/2955 - 202617 Jun
Non-material amendment to planning application ref. 21/AP/4194
Agreed - for App Types VLA and VNMCNon-material amendment26/AP/1627 - 202626 Jan
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 21/AP/4194
ApprovedNon-material amendment26/AP/0223 - 202615 Jan
Details of condition 27 part a) 'BREEAM Assessment' pursuant to planning permission ref. 21/AP/4194
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0118 - 202615 Jan
Details of condition 23 part a) 'BREEAM Report and Post Construction Review' as required by planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0117 - 20269 Jan
Details of condition 6 'Operation Management Plan' required by planning permission ref. 21/AP/4194
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0042 - 202512 Dec
Details of condition 22 'Plant Noise' (in part) as required by planning permission ref. 21/AP/4194
ApprovedApplication25/AP/3634 - 202526 Sep
Details of condition 26 (Electric Vehicle Charger Points) - with no spaces proposed - pursuant to planning…
ApprovedApplication25/AP/2780 - 202523 Sep
Details of condition 42 'Archaelogical watching brief' required by planning permission ref. 21/AP/4194
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/2749 - 202517 Sep
Deed of variation to amend Schedule 7 (Affordable Workspace) of the section 106 agreement attached to…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)25/AP/2689 - 202522 Aug
Details of condition 45 'Long term maintenance and monitoring plan' required by planning permission ref no…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/2453 - 202522 Aug
Details of condition 44 'Concrete flood defence' required by planning permission ref no. 21/AP/4194
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/2437 - 202510 Jan
Details of Condition 45 (Long-term monitoring and maintenance plan) pursuant to 21/AP/4194
RefusedDischarge of conditions25/AP/0060 - 202510 Jan
Discharge of Condition 43 (Initial flood defence protection works) pursuant to 21/AP/4194
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/0058 - 202416 Dec
Details of S106 obligation (Public Realm Specification) as within Schedule 4, Para 1.1 of the S106 Agreement…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/AP/3768 - 202416 Dec
Details of S106 obligation (Affordable Workspace Specification) as within Schedule 7, Para 1.1 of the S106…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/AP/3769 - 202428 Nov
Details of Condition 15 (Landscaping Management) and Condition 17 (Ecological Management Plan) pursuant to…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/AP/3512 - 202420 Nov
Details of Condition 20 (Cycle Storage) pursuant to 21/AP/4194
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/AP/3415 - 20242 Aug
Non-material amendment pursuant to 21/AP/4194
ApprovedNon-material amendment24/AP/2263
Source: Southwark
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