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Northern Site New Covent Garden Market London

2026/1780Reserved 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
11 May 2026
Decided
12 August 2026 · Approve No Conditions
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received11 May
  2. Validated21 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Jul
  5. Decided12 Aug

Decided in 83 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 93 days, 5 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
2026/1780
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
11 May 2026
Target Decision Date
10 July 2026
Date Decided
12 August 2026
Date Validated
21 May 2026
Date Submitted
11 May 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve No Conditions
Case Officer
Chloe Tucker

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
5
Coordinates
51.483356, -0.128972
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
    23 Jul

    Submission of details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 5 (Biodiversity and Ecological Management Plan)…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/2658
  2. 2026
    22 Jul

    Submission of details pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 68 (External Lighting) of planning…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/2657
  3. 2026
    17 Jul

    Submission of details pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 51 (Landscaping and Planting Programme)…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/2608
  4. 2026
    16 Jul

    Submission of details pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 54 (External Ventilation Equipment) in…

    PendingDischarge of conditions2026/2572
  5. 2026
    13 Jul

    Reserved matters application for access, layout, appearance, scale and landscaping in relation to Phase 3B…

    ApprovedReserved matters2026/2534
  6. 2026
    13 Jul

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

    ApprovedReserved matters2026/2535

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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 (22)

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, 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.

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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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