229-235 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 6NP
Proposal
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for the redevelopment of land comprising circa 850 student accommodation beds, associated amenity and ancillary space within a single tower up to 48 storeys, with up to 400 sqm of non-residential space (potentially including commercial, workspace, retail, and community uses) and new public realm.
- Received
- 23 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 2 February 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- Ward
- St Georges
- ReceivedSubmitted23 Dec
- ValidatedValidated23 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date2 Feb
- DecidedDecided
This is an outline application at 229-235 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 6NP. Southwark has handled 202 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 49 days. It was submitted on 23 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across St Georges. We hold 2,143 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
Application Details
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202610 Sep
Redevelopment of the site to include demolition of no. 229 and Pocock House, erection of a purpose built…
PendingApplication26/AP/2320 - 20267 Jul
Pre application for student accommodation and commercial use and provision of public realm and landscaping
PendingEarly Engagement Strategy26/EES/0019
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Article 4 direction: Central Activities Zone+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.
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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).
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