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221 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4AG

26/AP/1452Approval of DetailsPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Details of Condition 16 'Flood Warning and Evacuation plan' required by planning permission ref no. 24/AP/2385 'Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) for planning permission ref no. 23/AP/1991 'Minor material amendment by variation of Conditions 1 (Approved Plans), 36 (Approved Building Height), 37 (Approved Quantum of Work/Maker Space) and 38 (Approved Number of Hotel Rooms) of planning permission 19/AP/5389, the development description for which was: "Demolition of existing warehouse building and erection of a part 3, part 6 and part 9 storey building providing 200 hotel rooms (Class C1) and 1,354sqm of work/maker space at ground floor (and mezzanine) (Flexible Class B1) as well as ancillary cafe/restaurant and bar facilities (Class A3/A4), along with associated landscaping, servicing yard and access works." The amendments sought by this application are: - Fa�ade alterations - Alteration to accessible room sizes - Alterations to position of room sizes and layouts - Alterations to the plan across all levels - Alterations to the roof with relocation of biodiverse roof and provision of railings above the mezzanine for safe maintenance'.

Received
21 May 2026
Decided
22 June 2026
Ward
Chaucer
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received21 May
  2. Validated21 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Jul
  5. Decided22 Jun

Decided in 32 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Southwark97% of conditions applications approved

This is an application to vary a condition at 221 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4AG. Southwark has handled 1,341 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 49 days. This one was decided in 32 days, 2 weeks quicker than Southwark's median. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Chaucer. We hold 2,143 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/AP/1452
Address
221 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4AG
Postcode
SE1 4AG
Local Authority
Southwark
Application Type
Approval of Details
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Under consideration/assessment
Ward
Chaucer
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth

Applicant & Agent

Agent
DP9
Agent Address
100 Pall Mall St. James's London SW1Y 5NQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
20 May 2026
Target Decision Date
15 July 2026
Date Decided
22 June 2026
Date Validated
21 May 2026
Date Submitted
21 May 2026

Planning Decision

Statutory Period
55 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
4
Coordinates
51.494427, -0.089884
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Southwark

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Planning history at this site

18 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    2 Sep

    Non-material amendment of planning permission 24/AP/2385

    ApprovedNon-material amendment26/AP/2404
  2. 2026
    11 Aug

    Details to re-discharge Part A of Condition 11 'Details of the Biodiversity Roofs' required by planning…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/AP/2400
  3. 2026
    5 May

    Details of condition 12 (Landscape Management Plan) as required by planning permission ref. 24/AP/2385

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/AP/1278
  4. 2026
    28 Apr

    Schedule 3, Clause 2.2 (Delivery and Servicing Plan) and Schedule 6, Clause 3.1 (Service Management Plan) in…

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/AP/1235
  5. 2026
    28 Apr

    Partial discharge of condition 10i 'BREEAM report' required by planning permission ref no. 24/AP/2385

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/1222
  6. 2026
    28 Apr

    Details of Condition 19 'framework taxi management plan' required by planning permission ref no. 24/AP/2385

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/AP/1220

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+2 more
  • Brownfield land register: 221 New Kent Road London SE1 4AGRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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