New Kent Road, SE1 6TJ
Refused on 19 December 2025
Proposal
Installation of freestanding Street Hub 3 unit
- Submitted
- 18 September 2025
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- ReceivedSubmitted18 Sep
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided19 Dec
Decided in 92 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a planning application at New Kent Road, SE1 6TJ. Southwark has handled 58 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 6 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across NWAL. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
83% of full planning & display of advertisements 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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Why it was refused
- The proposed BT Street Hub, by virtue of its siting on a shared pedestrian and cycle pavement adjacent to a bus lane, approximately 8.5 metres from a busy bus stop and 26 metres from the Elephant Road junction, would introduce an obstruction within a sensitive location on the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN). Its proximity to the bus stop, combined with high pedestrian activity and the need for clear visibility at the junction, raises cumulative safety concerns for all road users. Given this, the proposal is considered to compromise highway safety and result in an unacceptable reduction in visibility, contrary to London Plan 2021 Policy T4, Southwark Plan 2022 Policy P50, and Paragraph 141 of the NPPF 2024. southwark.gov.uk 2 Southwark Council, PO Box 64529, DECISION NOTICE LBS Registered Number: 25/AP/2667
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- SE1 6TJ
- Application type
- Full planning & display of advertisements
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Article 4 direction: Central Activities Zone+1 more
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 735
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Southwark
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