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Surrey Quays Railway Station 126B Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2UE

25/AP/2953Approved
Prior approval

Approved on 10 November 2025

Council decision: Agreed - for App Types VLA and VNMC

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/AP/3557 dated 04/04/2024 for 'Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission 22/AP/1802 for 'Approval of Reserved Matters (pursuant to Outline planning permission 20/AP/3744) for the erection of a new canopy related to a future northern entrance to Surrey Quays Station fronting onto Deal Porters Way and the change of use of land adjacent to 181 Lower Road to operational railway land with the erection of a new single storey building containing back of house facilities to enable the development of step-free access and stairs to platform level (this application is to be read in conjunction with Prior Approval Application 23/AP/3594). The changes sought by this NMA seek to alter the wording of condition 7 attached to permission ref. 23/AP/3557 to remove the restriction preventing refuse collection from Lower Road.

Received
10 October 2025
  1. Received10 Oct
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Nov

Decided in 26 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Surrey Quays Railway Station 126B Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2UE. Southwark has handled 7,761 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 3 weeks quicker than Southwark's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 651 applications in total for the SE16 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
SE16 2UE

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 October 2025

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Article 4 direction: Canada Water Major Town CentrePart of the site · +2 more
  • Brownfield land register: 41-55 Rotherhithe Old RoadRegister site at or near this address · +1 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.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    9 Jul

    Details of condition 7 'Delivery and servicing management plan' required by planning permission ref no…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/AP/1984
  2. 2025
    15 Oct

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/AP/3557

    This applicationApprovedNon-material amendment25/AP/2953

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    10 Jul

    Details of condition 8 'Section 278 agreement' required by planning permission ref no. 23/AP/3557

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/AP/2009
  2. 2026
    24 Jun

    Details of Condition 7 - 'External Lighting' required by planning permission ref no. 20/AP/3744

    ApprovedApplication26/AP/1755
  3. 2026
    13 Apr

    Details of condition 6 'Noise - Acoustic Assessment' required by planning permission ref. 20/AP/3744

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/1056
  4. 2026
    26 Feb

    Details of Condition 4 - 'Construction Environmental Management Plan' required by planning permission ref no…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0574
  5. 2025
    6 Nov

    Display of one freestanding legible London TfL Interchange Totem consisting of illuminated TfL mode roundels…

    ApprovedApplication25/AP/3073

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