Friars Close Bear Lane London Southwark SE1
Proposal
Details of condition 38 part (a) (Secured By Design) pursuant to planning permission ref. 22/AP/4376 (Demolition of all existing residential buildings and ancillary structures on site. Construction of residential homes (Use Class C3) and flexible community & learning(Use Classes F1 & F2) floorspace; roof plant enclosure; cycle and vehicle parking; highway and access improvements; and landscape and public realm improvements. The new building would comprise a part nine, part twenty-two storey building to deliver 149 new homes.)
- Received
- 28 November 2025
- Decided
- 4 March 2026 · AOD - Granted
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- ReceivedSubmitted28 Nov
- ValidatedValidated28 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided4 Mar
Decided in 96 days
This is a planning application for demolition at Friars Close Bear Lane London Southwark SE1. Southwark has handled 7,476 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. This one was decided in 96 days, 7 weeks longer than Southwark's median. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 30 other applications at this address.
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Associated applications
- 202528 Nov
Details of condition 38 part (a) (Secured By Design) pursuant to planning permission ref. 22/AP/4376
This applicationApprovedApplication25/AP/3456 - 202528 Nov
Details of condition 27 (section detail-drawings) pursuant to planning permission 22/AP/4376
PendingApplicationFiled alongside25/AP/3457 - 202528 Nov
Details of condition 36 (refuse storage) pursuant to planning permission 22/AP/4376
PendingApplicationFiled alongside25/AP/3458
Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202624 Aug
Non-Material Amendment to change of Trigger for Planning Condition 26 and 27 seeking formal approval to amend…
ApprovedNon-material amendment26/AP/2445 - 20265 Aug
Details submitted to satisfy Schedule 7 Clause 1.2 (278 works specification) of the Section 106 Agreement…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/AP/2363 - 202628 Jul
Discharge of the S106 obligations under Schedule 6, Clause 1.1 'Low Line and Public Realm Specification'…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/2217 - 202627 Jul
Details submitted to satisfy Schedule 7 Clause 1.1 'Joint survey on a catalogue of the condition of the…
PendingApplication26/AP/2195 - 20265 May
Details of condition 21 (Vibration and Re-radiated Noise) pursuant to planning permission 22/AP/4376
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/1277 - 202628 Apr
Details of condition 26 (External Facing Materials And Full-Scale (1:1) Mock-Ups Of The Facades) as required…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/AP/1224 - 20269 Mar
Details submitted to satisfy Schedule 3, Part 2, Clause 1.4 and 8.3 (Part 2 of the Housing Delivery…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/AP/0689 - 20266 Mar
Details of condition 32 ' Bird & Bat Boxes ' required by planning permission ref no. 22/AP/4376
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0683 - 202627 Feb
Details of condition 24 ' Wheelchair housingl' required by planning permission ref no. 22/AP/4376
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0588 - 202627 Feb
Details of condition 59 ' External lighting ' required by planning permission ref no. 22/AP/4376
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0589 - 202619 Feb
Details of condition 7 part A (SAP Assessment and Water Efficiency Calculations) as required by planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0510 - 202612 Feb
Details of condition 13 (Drainage Strategy) as required by planning permission ref. 22/AP/4376
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0423 - 202612 Feb
Details of condition 14 (Potable Water) as required by planning permission ref. 22/AP/4376
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0424 - 20269 Feb
Details of condition 10 (Flood Resistance and Resilience Report) pursuant to planning permission ref…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0384 - 202622 Jan
Details of condition 29 'Cycle Parking' required by planning permission ref no. 22/AP/4376
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0180 - 202622 Jan
Details of condition 8 (Circular Economy Statement) pursuant to planning permission 22/AP/4376
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0181 - 202622 Jan
Details of condition 16 (Tree Planting Strategy) pursuant to planning permission 22/AP/4376
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0182 - 202622 Jan
Details of condition 23 'Green Wall' required by planning permission ref no. 22/AP/4376
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0179 - 202622 Jan
Details of condition 18 'Hard & Soft Landscaping' required by planning permission ref no. 22/AP/4376
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/0183 - 202518 Dec
Partial discharge of details of condition 22 (Biodiversity green roofs) pursuant to planning permission ref…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/3727
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Article 4 direction: Bankside and Borough District Town Centre+2 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.
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