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229-235 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 6NP

26/AP/2320Pending Decision

Proposal

Redevelopment of the site to include demolition of no. 229 and Pocock House, erection of a purpose built student accommodation building (Sui Generis), retention and remodeling of nos. 231 and 233 to provide flexible commercial/community floorspace (Class E / Class F1 / Class F2), with associated public realm, access, car parking, cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping and other ancillary works. For information only: - The proposed PBSA building including additional rooftop plant/enclosure is Maximum 150.655m AOD/147.055m above ground and is 45 storeys. The maximum height of the remodeling of Nos 231 and 233 is 18.745m AOD/15.145m above ground. The development as a whole comprises: - 798 bedrooms: 851 bedspaces - 255 sqm GIA of flexible commercial, learning and non-residential institution floorspace (Class E / F1/F2 use); The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement (ES) in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended). This can be viewed on Southwark Council's Public Access for Planning Register. Hard copies of the ES are available for inspection at the John Harvard Library, 211 Borough High St, London SE1 1JA (Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm, Saturday 9am-5pm). Hard copies can also be purchased from DP9 Ltd 100 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5NQ, telephone: 020 7004 1700

Received
10 September 2026
Public comments
6 · last counted 8 October 2026
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received10 Sep
  2. Validated10 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

This is a planning application for demolition at 229-235 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 6NP. Southwark has handled 7,476 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. It was submitted on 10 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 2,143 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/AP/2320
Address
229-235 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 6NP
Postcode
SE1 6NP
Local Authority
Southwark
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Under consideration/assessment

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Planning Application Dates

Date Received
3 August 2026
Date Validated
10 September 2026
Date Submitted
10 September 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
242
Coordinates
51.498703, -0.099759
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Article 4 direction: Central Activities Zone+2 more
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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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