Capital House, 42-46 Weston Street, London, Southwark, SE1 3QD

25/AP/1816Approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)Permitted

Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Partial discharge for the details of Condition 26 (Biodiversity Roofs) pursuant to planning permission ref. 18/AP/0900 dated 17/12/2020 for 'Redevelopment of the site to include the demolition of Capital House 42-46 Weston Street SE1 with the erection of a 39-storey building (3 basement levels and ground with mezzanine and 38 storeys) of a maximum height of 137.9m (AOD) to provide up to 905 student accommodation units (Sui Generis use), flexible retail/café/office floorspace (Class A1/A3/B1), cycle parking, servicing, refuse and plant areas, public realm improvements and other associated works incidental to the development. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement submitted pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017.'

Received: 24 June 2025
Decided: 26 August 2025
Council: London Borough of Southwark

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted24 Jun
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided26 Aug

Decided in 63 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 Capital House 42-46 Weston Street London Southwark SE1 3QD. 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 63 days, 11 days longer than Southwark's median. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 8 applications across LBWB. We hold 2,143 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

25/AP/1816

Address

Capital House 42-46 Weston Street London Southwark SE1 3QD

Postcode

SE1 3QD

Local Authority

Southwark

Application Type

Approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)

Decision Status

Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

26 August 2025

Date Submitted

24 June 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.503025, -0.085199

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Southwark

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Planning history at this site

12 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: Central Activities Zone+3 more
Brownfield land register: Capital House, 40-46 Weston Street SE1 3QDRegister site at or near this address · +3 more

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.

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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