518 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA
Approved on 26 January 2026
Council decision: Minor - GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Reconfiguration of seven existing angled bays and installation of six rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipments, as well as the removal of two existing rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment within the car park.
- Received
- 1 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- Ward
- Old Kent Road
- ReceivedReceived1 Dec
- ValidatedValidated4 Dec
- Consult.Consultation3 Jan
- TargetTarget Date28 Jan
- DecidedDecided26 Jan
Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 518 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA. Southwark has handled 1,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Southwark's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Old Kent Road. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
93% of full 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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Application details
- Postcode
- SE1 5BA
- Application type
- Minor application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Peckham And Nunhead
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 3 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 28 January 2026
- Decision issued
- 27 January 2026
- Permission expires
- 27 January 2029
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
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.
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.
Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202623 Jan
Works to tree with a TPO: G1 (Group of 2 Carpinus betulus). Installation of a high voltage cable between the…
ApprovedWorks to a Tree with a TPO26/AP/0206 - 202521 Nov
Details of the biodiversity gain plan condition pursuant to planning permission 25/AP/1598
ApprovedApplication25/AP/3398 - 20254 Aug
406 Old Kent Road - Uplift & relocation of pole sign
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/AP/2197 - 20252 Jun
The relocation of 4 no. existing digital freestanding signs
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/AP/1599 - 20252 Jun
Refurbishment of the restaurant to include the minor relocation of the side-by-side island, reconfiguration…
ApprovedFull planning permission25/AP/1598
Source: Southwark
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