Apex 1 Apex Development Zone New Covent Garden Market Nine Elms SW8 5BH
Approved on 14 July 2026
Council decision: Approve No Conditions
Proposal
Planning application for part outline and part detailed 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 and Flower Market and ancillary uses, including temporary and permanent facade; refurbishment and extension of existing waste collection area (including rooftop sports pitches); residential dwellings; flexible commercial uses, including retail, financial and professional services, cafe/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
- 5 June 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- ReceivedReceived5 Jun
- ValidatedValidated5 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided14 Jul
Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for demolition at Apex 1 Apex Development Zone New Covent Garden Market Nine Elms SW8 5BH. Wandsworth has handled 530 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Wandsworth's typical decision time. There have been 9 other applications at this address. We hold 1,527 applications in total for the SW8 postcode area.
86% of outline applications at London Borough of Wandsworth were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SW8 5BH
- Application type
- Reserved Matters (following outline)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 June 2026
- Application expires
- 31 July 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
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.
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 2026-11-03. 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.
Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202623 Jul
Submission of details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 5 (Biodiversity and Ecological Management Plan)…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/2658 - 202622 Jul
Submission of details pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 68 (External Lighting) of planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/2657 - 202617 Jul
Submission of details pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 51 (Landscaping and Planting Programme)…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/2608 - 202613 Jul
Planning application for part outline and part detailed planning permission for: (a) demolition of existing…
ApprovedReserved matters2026/2535 - 20263 Jul
Planning application for part outline and part detailed planning permission for: (a) demolition of existing…
ApprovedReserved matters2026/2430 - 20269 Jun
Non-material amendment to planning permission dated 22/08/2023 ref 2022/4820
PendingNon-material amendment2026/2126 - 202618 May
Non-material amendment to planning permission dated 22/08/2023 ref 2022/4820
ApprovedNon-material amendment2026/1890 - 202615 May
Planning application for part outline and part detailed planning permission for: (a) demolition of existing…
ApprovedReserved matters2026/1855 - 20265 May
Submission of details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 12 (Use and Layout of Amenity Space) of planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/1703 - 202615 Apr
Submission of details pursuant to the partial re-discharge of Condition 51 (Landscaping) in respect of Plot…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/1276 - 202614 Apr
Submission of details pursuant to the partial re-discharge of condition 74 (A Class Uses) in relation to unit…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/1140 - 202630 Mar
Application under Section 96A of the Town and County Planning Act (1990) (as amended) for 'Non-Material'…
ApprovedNon-material amendment2026/1226 - 202626 Mar
Submission of details pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 90 (BREEAM) in respect to Phase 11…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/1203 - 20269 Mar
Application under S96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for amendments to Condition 1 of planning…
ApprovedNon-material amendment2026/0938 - 202523 Dec
Submission of details pursuant to the partial re-discharge of Condition 48 (Construction Logistics Plan) in…
WithdrawnDischarge of conditions2025/4645 - 202528 Oct
Non-material amendment is sought under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for amendments…
WithdrawnNon-material amendment2025/3881 - 202521 Oct
Application under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act for non-material amendments to reserved…
ApprovedNon-material amendment2025/3771 - 20257 Aug
Application under Section 96A for a Non Material Amendment to planning permission reference 2021/5032
WithdrawnNon-material amendment2025/2812 - 20251 Aug
NES Phase 2B Basement Connection NMA
ApprovedNon-material amendment2025/2749 - 202530 Jun
Submission of a District Heat Network (DHN) Statement pursuant to matters relating to S106 Agreement pursuant…
ApprovedAll Other2025/2435
Source: Wandsworth
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