Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA
Approved on 14 November 2025
Council decision: Minor - GRANTED
Proposal
Erection of electrical substation building and associated works.
- Received
- 10 September 2025
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- ReceivedReceived10 Sep
- ValidatedValidated23 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided14 Nov
Decided in 52 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA. Southwark has handled 7,761 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 3 days longer than Southwark's typical decision time. There have been 18 other applications at this address. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SE1 5BA
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 September 2025
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Article 4 direction: Old Kent Road South District Town Centre+1 more
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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, 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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Associated applications
- 20266 Feb
Details of Condition 3 'Archaeological Evaluation and Site Investigation Works' as required by planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0370 - 202523 Sep
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Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202629 Oct
Details of Condition 15 'Arboricultural protection measures' required by planning permission ref. 24/AP/1914
PendingAll Other26/AP/3209 - 202629 Oct
Details of Condition 14 'Lighting Plan' required by planning permission ref. 24/AP/1914
PendingAll Other26/AP/3208 - 20263 Sep
Dispay of Internally illuminated totem sign
ApprovedApplication26/AP/2549 - 20263 Sep
New signage to the new build burger king unit on the retail park.
PendingApplication26/AP/2608 - 202615 Apr
Details of Condition 3(d) Arboricultural Method Statement as required by full planning permission 24/AP/3676
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/1086 - 202621 Jan
Partial discharge of condition 11a 'details of the proposed painted mural on the north elevation' required by…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0157 - 202621 Jan
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 24/AP/1914
ApprovedNon-material amendment26/AP/0158 - 20266 Jan
Discharge of Condition 22- Biodiversity Net Gain required by planning permission 24/AP/1914
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0021 - 20253 Dec
Discharge of Condition 8 'Archaeological Foundation Design' required by planning permission 24/AP/1914
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/3529 - 20252 Dec
Discharge of Conditions 6 Archaeological mitigation as required by planning permission 24/AP/1914
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/3494 - 202524 Nov
Partial discharge (parts (a) to (c)) of Condition 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement), as required by…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/3411 - 202514 Nov
Variation of Condition 3 'Arboricultural Meeting, Method Statement and Cross Sections' as required by…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)25/AP/3321 - 202511 Nov
Details of Condition 10 (Bat Boxes) as required by planning permission 24/AP/1914
ApprovedApplication25/AP/3274 - 202510 Nov
Details of Condition 13 (Bird Boxes) as required by planning permission 24/AP/1914
ApprovedApplication25/AP/3275 - 20257 Nov
Details of Condition 9 (Surface Water Drainage System) as required by planning permission 24/AP/1914
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/3251 - 202520 Oct
Details of Condition 4 'Construction Logistics Plan' as required by planning permission 24/AP/1914
ApprovedApplication25/AP/3046 - 202514 Oct
Details of Condition 3 'Construction Environment Management Plan' as required by planning permission…
ApprovedApplication25/AP/2971 - 202517 Jul
185.134 Cantium RP Signage
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/AP/1913 - 202516 Jul
Details of condition 5 (Written Scheme of Investigation) as required by planning permission ref. 24/AP/1914
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/2013 - 202510 Jun
Non-material amendment to Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of planning permission. 24/AP/1914
ApprovedNon-material amendment25/AP/1696
Source: Southwark
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