The Ledbury Estate, Commercial Way And Old Kent Road, London, Southwark, SE15

25/AP/1522Approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)Permitted

Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Details of Condition 16 Green Roofs for Biodiversity Spaces in respect of Site B / the Old Kent Road Site pursuant to planning permission 24/AP/2136 which gave consent for: Variation of Condition 1 Approved Plans pursuant to planning permission 22/AP/0554 (as amended by 23/AP/0953, 24/AP/2453 and 25/AP/0522), which gave consent for: The redevelopment of the Ledbury Estate involving the demolition of Bromyard House, Skenfrith House, Sarnsfield House and Peterchurch House and the erection of 6 blocks to provide 340 new homes (including 224 replacement homes), provision of Class E space fronting Old Kent Road at ground floor level, together with re-provision of the tenants and residents association hall and multi-use games area, access, servicing, car parking, cycle parking, cycle storage, plant, play and open space and landscaping. The amendments include the following: - Amendments to introduce second staircases on Building B1 and B4 - Amendments to the wheelchair accessible dwelling strategy - Amendments to the Phase 2 landscape design - Amendments to Phase 2 cycle storage and servicing strategy on Buildings B1/B2/B3/B4 - Minor enhancements to external expression and materiality - Minor amendments to the elevations - Omission of roof top level plant screens

Received: 26 May 2025
Decided: 14 January 2026
Council: London Borough of Southwark

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ReceivedSubmitted26 May
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided14 Jan

Decided in 233 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 The Ledbury Estate Commercial Way And Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15. 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 233 days, 26 weeks longer than Southwark's median. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 3 applications across OLKE.

Application Details

Reference

25/AP/1522

Address

The Ledbury Estate Commercial Way And Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15

Local Authority

Southwark

Application Type

Approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)

Decision Status

Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

14 January 2026

Date Submitted

26 May 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.479200, -0.063976

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Southwark

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Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Kentish Drovers and Bird in BushNext to the site

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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