City Of London Academy 240 Lynton Road London Southwark SE1 5LA
Approved on 19 May 2026
Proposal
Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/AP/2312 dated 05/06/2025 for 'Erection of a new single storey basketball hall with supporting facilities (changing rooms and WCs) and a lightweight link to the existing school building'. The amendments include the following: West Elevation: - Removal of the approved high-level window. - Replacement of the approved full bank of louvres with smaller ventilation grilles. - Addition of an external ramp and balustrade to the fire escape door in accordance with the Fire Strategy. North and South Elevations: Removal of the central bank of high-level louvres to accommodate revised ventilation requirements.
- Received
- 28 April 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- Ward
- South Bermondsey
- Agent
- Barker Associates (Essex) Limited
- ReceivedReceived28 Apr
- ValidatedValidated5 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date1 Jun
- DecidedDecided19 May
Decided in 14 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at City Of London Academy 240 Lynton Road London Southwark SE1 5LA. Southwark has handled 1,341 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 4 weeks quicker than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across South Bermondsey. 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 5LA
- Application type
- Variation: Non-Material Changes
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 1 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Barker Associates (Essex) Limited
- Architect profile
- BARKER ASSOCIATES (ESSEX) LIMITED
- Agent address
- Majesty House Avenue West Skyline A120 Braintree CM77 7AA United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 27 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Brownfield land register: Sultan House, 238 St Jamess Road SE1 5LJRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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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
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202629 Jul
Details of Condition 9 (Bird and Bat Boxes) as required by planning permission ref. 23/AP/2312
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/2196 - 202624 Jul
Details of Condition 10- Hard and soft landscaping details, specifications and drawings as required by full…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/2198 - 202624 Jul
Details of Condition 8- Details of biodiversity green roof as required by full planning permission 23/AP/2312
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/2187 - 202511 Jun
Details of Condition 5 (Programme of Archaeological Evaluation Works) pursuant to planning permission ref…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/1711 - 202511 Jun
Details of Condition 4 (CEMP) pursuant to planning permission ref. 23/AP/2312
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/1710 - 202510 Jun
Details of Condition 18 (Archaeological Assessment Report) pursuant to planning permission ref. 23/AP/2312
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/1714 - 202510 Jun
Details of Condition 7 (Surface Water Drainage) pursuant to planning permission ref. 23/AP/2312
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/1713 - 202510 Jun
Details of Condition 6 (Archaeological Mitigation Works) pursuant to planning permission ref. 23/AP/2312
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/1712 - 202510 Jun
Details of Condition 3a (Remediation Strategy) pursuant to planning permission ref. 23/AP/2312
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/1701
Source: Southwark
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