651-657 Old Kent Road, London, Southwark, SE15 1JU

25/AP/0378Approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)Permitted

Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Details of condition 49 (Archaeological report) pursuant to planning permission 19/AP/1710 (Demolition of existing buildings on the site and the comprehensive mixed-use redevelopment of the site comprising of two buildings of 10-storeys plus mezzanine (up to 38.900m AOD) and 19-storeys plus mezzanine (up to 71.500m AOD), comprising 262 residential units (Use Class C3 use), 2,320sqm GEA of flexible retail and commercial floorspace (Class A1/A2/A3/A4/B1 uses) at ground and mezzanine level, new public park, private and communal amenity space, associated car and cycle parking, access and servicing arrangements, plant and other associated works.)

Received: 13 February 2025
Decided: 24 April 2025
Council: London Borough of Southwark

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted13 Feb
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided24 Apr

Decided in 70 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Southwark97% of approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge) applications approved

This is a planning application for demolition at 651-657 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JU. Southwark has handled 405 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 52 days. This one was decided in 70 days, 3 weeks longer than Southwark's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 3 applications across OLKE. We hold 1,295 applications in total for the SE15 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

25/AP/0378

Address

651-657 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JU

Postcode

SE15 1JU

Local Authority

Southwark

Application Type

Approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)

Decision Status

Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

24 April 2025

Date Submitted

13 February 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.482820, -0.062726

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Southwark

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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Article 4 direction: Old Kent Road South District Town Centre+1 more
Brownfield land register: Ruby Triangle Site,Land Bounded By Old Kent Road Ruby Street And Sandgate Street,,SE15 1LGRegister site at or near this address

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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