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Northern Site New Covent Garden Market London

2026/1728Reserved Matters (following outline)Permitted
Reserved matters

Proposal

Planning application for part outline and part detail planning permission for: (a) demolition of existing wholesale Fruit and Vegetable and Flower Market and ancillary buildings and structures, and residential building on Nine Elms Lane (apart from the existing multi storey car park); (b) Construction of mixed use redevelopment comprising: a new Fruit and Vegetable Market and Flower Market and ancillary uses, including temporary and permanent fa??ade; refurbishment and extension of existing waste collection area (including rooftop sports pitches); residential dwellings; flexible commercial uses, including retail, financial and professional services, caf??/restaurant, bar uses and hot food takeaways and offices; non residential institutions; assembly and leisure uses; temporary storage and distribution buildings and associated works; associated car, cycle and motorcycle parking and servicing and new vehicle accesses, energy centres; and landscaping public realm and open space including part of the Linear Park. All matters reserved apart from access, details of all new markets and supporting buildings, and details of Building N8 and associated landscaping); (c) Site clearance and enabling works. An Environmental Statement has been submitted with the application under The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011.

Received
7 May 2026
Decided
9 September 2026 · Approve No Conditions
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

  1. Received7 May
  2. Validated17 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Jul
  5. Decided9 Sep

Decided in 84 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Wandsworth85% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for demolition at Northern Site New Covent Garden Market London. Wandsworth has handled 544 applications of this type and approves 83% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 125 days, 10 weeks longer than Wandsworth's median. There have been 10 other applications at this address. We hold 867 applications in total for the SW8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2026/1728
Address
Northern Site New Covent Garden Market London
Postcode
SW8 5EH
Local Authority
Wandsworth
Application Type
Reserved Matters (following outline)
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
7 May 2026
Target Decision Date
8 July 2026
Date Decided
9 September 2026
Date Validated
17 June 2026
Date Submitted
7 May 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve No Conditions
Case Officer
Chloe Tucker

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
5
Coordinates
51.479946, -0.138041
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wandsworth

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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    10 Aug

    Details pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 72 (Air Quality) in respe

    PendingDischarge of conditions2026/2837
  2. 2026
    3 Jul

    Planning application for part outline and part detailed planning permission for: (a) demolition of existing…

    ApprovedReserved matters2026/2430
  3. 2026
    19 Jun

    Reserved matters application for access, layout, appearance, scale and landscaping in relation to Phase 2…

    PendingReserved matters2026/2256
  4. 2026
    11 Jun

    Planning application for part outline and part detail planning permission for: (a) demolition of existing…

    WithdrawnReserved matters2026/2151
  5. 2026
    9 Jun

    Non-material amendment to planning permission dated 22/08/2023 ref 2022/4820

    PendingNon-material amendment2026/2126
  6. 2026
    19 May

    Erection of a two-storey entrance pavilion to provide ancillary residential services (sui generis) for…

    PendingReserved matters2026/1901

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Brownfield land register: New Covent Garden Market, Nine Elms Lane (Combined Main Market, Entrance site and Thessal…Register site at or near this address · +3 more

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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 2026-10-09. 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.

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