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221 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4AG

26/AP/2404Permitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Non-material amendment of planning permission 24/AP/2385 (as amended) which gave consent for: "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: - Facade alterations - Alteration to accessible room sizes - Alterations to room positions, sizes and layouts - Alterations to floor plans across all levels - Alterations to the roof, including relocation of the biodiverse roof and provision of railings above the mezzanine for safe maintenance." The amendments sought by this application are: - Revisions to back-of-house areas and the reconfiguration of internal layouts at ground floor and basement levels. - Amendments to the mezzanine-level hotel amenity area, including the relocation of accessible rooms. - Amendments to the first and second floor layouts to provide accessible hotel rooms, and amendments to the hotel amenity area on the eighth floor. - Extension of the second escape stair to the eighth floor. - Amendments to roof plant at first and ninth floor levels, together with an extension of the plant screen. - Revisions to the wording of Condition 13 (Wheelchair Accessible Rooms), Condition 14 (Cycle Storage Facilities), and the condition relating to the number of hotel rooms

Received
2 September 2026
Decided
9 October 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 3 October 2026
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received2 Sep
  2. Validated2 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Oct

Decided in 37 days

This is a planning application for demolition at 221 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4AG. Southwark has handled 7,476 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. This one was decided in 37 days, 13 days quicker than Southwark's median. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 2,143 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/AP/2404
Address
221 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4AG
Postcode
SE1 4AG
Local Authority
Southwark
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Awaiting decision

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
11 August 2026
Date Decided
9 October 2026
Date Validated
2 September 2026
Date Submitted
2 September 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
52
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
    11 Aug

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

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/AP/2400
  2. 2026
    21 May

    Details of Condition 16 'Flood Warning and Evacuation plan' required by planning permission ref no. 24/AP/2385

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/AP/1452
  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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© 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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