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38 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 6TJ

26/AP/0684Variation: Non-Material ChangesApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 19 March 2026

Council decision: Agreed - for App Types VLA & VNMCDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Non-material amendment of planning permission 25/AP/2241 dated 11.12.2025 for 'Cladding remediation and associated fire safety works comprising the replacement of existing combustible soffit insulation with non-combustible mineral wool insulation; removal of existing aluminium-faced cladding panels and installation of new aluminium-faced panels with a PPC finish to closely match the existing colour and appearance; replacement of existing timber balcony decking with non-combustible aluminium decking at all levels; enlargement of the service riser hatch at ground floor level (adjacent to the Tantallon House entrance); and, for Porchester House only, replacement of the existing external cladding system and fixed louvre vents with a like-for-like non-combustible unitised aluminium cladding system and vents, together with replacement of existing casement windows with new double-glazed aluminium casement windows to match the existing frame colour and fenestration.' NMA sought to amend the description of development to: 'Cladding remediation and associated fire safety works comprising the replacement of existing combustible soffit insulation with non-combustible mineral wool insulation; removal of existing aluminium-faced cladding panels and installation of new aluminium-faced panels with a PPC finish to closely match the existing colour and appearance; replacement of existing timber balcony decking with non-combustible aluminium decking at all levels; enlargement of the service riser hatch at ground floor level (adjacent to the Tantallon House entrance); and, for Porchester House only, replacement of the existing external cladding system with a like-for-like non-combustible aluminium cladding system'

Received
6 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
North Walworth
  1. Received6 Mar
  2. Validated13 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Apr
  5. Decided19 Mar

Decided in 6 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 38 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 6TJ. Southwark has handled 1,341 applications of this type. This one was decided in 13 days, 5 weeks quicker than Southwark's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across North Walworth. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

97% of conditions 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 6TJ
Application type
Variation: Non-Material Changes
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 March 2026
Target decision date
9 April 2026
Permission expires
19 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Capital PCC
Agent address
Suite 103 & 104 Solar House 915 High Road North Finchley London N12 8QJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
27 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
11

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
  • Article 4 direction: Central Activities Zone+1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 735Covers the site
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    6 Mar

    Non-material amendment of planning permission 25/AP/2241

    This applicationApprovedNon-material amendment26/AP/0684
  2. 2025
    6 Aug

    Cladding remediation works involve replacing the existing combustible soffit insulation with non-combustible…

    ApprovedMinor applicationPart of25/AP/2241

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