Southwark Underground Station The Cut London Southwark SE1 8JZ
Approved on 7 April 2026
Proposal
Listed building consent for the permanent and temporary works to the interfaces between the exterior of the station and the Over Station Development, including demolition and refurbishment of the back of house structures, and landscaping, all as permitted by 24/AP/2770, together with alterations to ticket hall concourse, including cladding of columns, replacement of central column and associated works to the gate line attendant booth and lantern, and, at street level, works to folding shutters and housing, and addition of pavement security bollards.
- Received
- 19 December 2025
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- Ward
- Borough & Bankside
- Agent
- Rapleys LLP
- ReceivedReceived19 Dec
- ValidatedValidated23 Jan
- Consult.Consultation26 Feb
- TargetTarget Date19 Mar
- DecidedDecided7 Apr
Decided in 74 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application for demolition at Southwark Underground Station The Cut London Southwark SE1 8JZ. Southwark has handled 158 applications of this type. This one was decided in 109 days, 9 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 185 applications across Borough & Bankside. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
92% of heritage 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 8JZ
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 26 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 19 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Rapleys LLP
- Agent address
- One Upper James Street London W1F 9DE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 45
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Listed building: Grade II: Southwark London Underground Station (including its interchange with Waterloo East Statio…On or next to this site
- Article 4 direction: Bankside and Borough District Town Centre+3 more
- Brownfield land register: Southwark Station and 1 Joan StreetRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation 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.
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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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Source: Southwark
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