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57-61 Union Street London Southwark SE1 1SG

25/AP/3226Approved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 19 December 2025

Council decision: AOD - Granted

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Details of condition 3 'Archaeological Building Recording' pursuant to listed building consent 24/AP/3693 'Listed building consent for the partial demolition of existing dilapidated structures within the curtilage of a listed building, installation of entrance gate between 57-59 Union Street, and associated facade repair work to the front and rear elevations of no. 59-61 Union Street. Erection of two four storey buildings, and an upwards extension to no. 57 Union Street to provide nine residential units, amenity space, refuse and bike stores, external plant, and external landscaping.'

Received
5 November 2025
  1. Received5 Nov
  2. Validated5 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Dec

Decided in 44 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at 57-61 Union Street London Southwark SE1 1SG. Southwark has handled 7,761 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 5 days quicker than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the Union Street conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
SE1 1SG

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 November 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)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Union Street
  • Listed building: Grade II: 59 and 61, Union StreetOn this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Bankside and Borough District Town Centre+2 more
  • Brownfield land register: 50-52,Union Street,,SE1 1JXRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    5 Nov

    Details of condition 3 'Archaeological Building Recording' pursuant to listed building consent 24/AP/3693

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/AP/3226
  2. 2024
    16 Dec

    Listed building consent for the partial demolition of existing dilapidated structures within the curtilage of…

    PendingListed building consentPart of24/AP/3693

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    6 Nov

    Details of condition 5 (Residential- Internal noise levels (adjacent to Travis Perkins)) pursuant to planning…

    PendingAll Other26/AP/3264
  2. 2026
    6 Nov

    Details of Condition 6 (Residential - internal noise levels) pursuant to planning permission 24/AP/3719

    PendingAll Other26/AP/3277
  3. 2026
    2 Oct

    Details of condition 12 (Detailed Drawings) pursuant to planning permission 24/AP/3719

    PendingApplication26/AP/2914
  4. 2026
    8 Sep

    Alterations to the Grade II listed building at 59-61 Union Street comprising adaptation of the existing roof…

    PendingFull26/AP/2558
  5. 2026
    1 Sep

    Listed building consent for alterations to the Grade II listed building at 59-61 Union Street comprising…

    PendingListed building consent26/AP/2559
  6. 2026
    8 Jul

    Details of condition 15 'Bat Boxes' pursuant to planning permission 24/AP/3719

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/1977

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