Friars Close Bear Lane London Southwark

26/AP/2364Pending Decision

Proposal

Details submitted to satisfy Schedule 8 Clause 1.1 (Construction employment contact methodology) of the Section 106 Agreement associated with planning permission ref: 22/AP/4376 for Demolition of all existing residential buildings and ancillary structures on site. Construction of residential homes (Use Class C3) and flexible community & learning (Use Classes F1 & F2) floorspace; roof plant enclosure; cycle and vehicle parking; highway and access improvements; and landscape and public realm improvements. The new building would comprise a part nine, part twenty-two storey building to deliver 149 new homes.

Received: 6 August 2026
Council: London Borough of Southwark

Site boundary (council red line)

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This is a planning application for demolition at Friars Close Bear Lane London Southwark. Southwark has handled 7,476 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. It was submitted on 6 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 2,143 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

26/AP/2364

Address

Friars Close Bear Lane London Southwark

Postcode

SE1 0UJ

Local Authority

Southwark

Decision Status

Undecided

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Submitted

6 August 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.505825, -0.102513

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Southwark

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Planning history at this site

4 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Article 4 direction: Bankside and Borough District Town Centre+2 more

Also checked, none recorded (23)

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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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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