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40-44 Bermondsey Street Vinegar Yard Warehouse 9-17 Vinegar Yard And Land Adjacent To 1-7 Snowsfields London SE1

26/AP/2043Approved

Approved on 8 September 2026

Council decision: Agreed - for App Types VLA and VNMC

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Details submitted to satisfy Schedule 7, Part 1, Paragraph 1.1 (Pre-Commencement Energy Statement Update) of the section 106 agreement associated with planning permission ref. 19/AP/0404 'Refurbishment and extension of existing Vinegar Yard Warehouse (equivalent of 7 storeys), demolition of 42-44 Bermondsey Street and retention and extension of 40 Bermondsey Street to form two buildings (equivalent of 12 storeys) to provide office space (Class E); retail space (Class E); new landscaping and public realm including a new pedestrianised route through the site; vehicular access; associated works to public highway; ancillary servicing; plant; storage and associated works'.

Received
13 July 2026
  1. Received13 Jul
  2. Validated14 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Sep

Decided in 56 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at 40-44 Bermondsey Street Vinegar Yard Warehouse 9-17 Vinegar Yard And Land Adjacent To 1-7 Snowsfields London SE1. Southwark has handled 7,761 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address.

Application details

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 July 2026

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)
  • Conservation area: Bermondsey StreetPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Railway viaduct archesOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Central Activities Zone+3 more
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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, 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.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    24 Sep

    Certificate of Lawful development (existing) to confirm implementation of planning permission Ref: 19/AP/0404

    PendingAll Other26/AP/2826
  2. 2026
    13 Mar

    Deed of Variation to the Section 106 Agreement (ref. 19/AP/0404

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/AP/0737
  3. 2026
    2 Feb

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 19/AP/0404

    ApprovedNon-material amendment26/AP/0286
  4. 2025
    16 Jun

    Details of Conditions 17 (CEMP) pursuant to planning permission ref. 19/AP/0404

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/1741
  5. 2025
    13 Jun

    Detials of condition 9 'Foundation Design' required by planning permission ref no. 19/AP/0404

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/1740
  6. 2025
    13 Jun

    Details of Conditions 14 (Method Statement and Safeguarding Schedule) pursuant to planning permission ref…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/1736

Source: Southwark

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