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Apex 1 Apex Development Zone New Covent Garden Market Nine Elms

2026/2534Reserved Matters (following outline)Approved
Reserved matters

Approved on 28 July 2026

Council decision: Approve No Conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Reserved matters application for access, layout, appearance, scale and landscaping in relation to Phase 3B (Apex 1), the construction of Apex 1, within the Apex Development Zone of NCGM pursuant to planning permission reference 2014/2810 dated 12 February 2015 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 Market 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. The approved outline planning permission included the submission of an Environmental Impact Assessment

Received
13 July 2026
  1. Received13 Jul
  2. Validated13 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Jul

Decided in 15 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. Wandsworth has handled 530 applications of this type. This one was decided in 15 days, 6 weeks quicker than Wandsworth's typical decision time. There have been 2 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 5EE
Application type
Reserved Matters (following outline)
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 July 2026
Application expires
7 September 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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.

  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

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

    ApprovedReserved matters2026/2535
  6. 2026
    11 May

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

    ApprovedReserved matters2026/1780

Source: Wandsworth

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