282 - 286 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5UE Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1885 - Minor application Refused
Utility infrastructureCommercial premises

Proposal

Installation of five external air conditioning and refrigeration condensing units to serve the existing butcher shop, mounted at the side of the property Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
30 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
11 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Panel - Complex · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF 202607-HB04 REV P01 SECTION A-A Decision - Plans · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access statement · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF REASONABLE EXCEPTION STATEMENT Fire Statement · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage statement · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE ASSESSSMENT Noise impact assessment · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF 202607-HB03 REV P01 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Plan - Proposed · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 202607-HB07 REV P01 BLOCK PLAN Site - Block plan · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED VIEW Photographs and photomontages · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Thomas A'Becket and High Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Old Kent Road North District Town Centre · Site allocation NSP63: Kinglake Street Garages. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area: North Southwark and Roman Roads
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Southwark AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project 987 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 987 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 713 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Minor application
Postcode
SE1 5UE
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Faraday
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Minor - REFUSED
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Complex
Applicant
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Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 11 days faster than Southwark's median of 54 for utility and infrastructure works. Refused, as 16% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
66decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Southwark in the last twelve months, from validation. Southwark decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

28 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
23 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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2023 Refused
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Construction of a mansard loft extension to create additional bedroom and bathroom.
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2021 Approved
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Construction of two-storey rear extension at first and second floor levels and the creati…
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2020 Refused
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Construction of a third floor mansard roof extension, first and second floor rear extensi…
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2019 Approved
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Formation of separate entrance at ground floor level to create two bedroom residential un…
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2019 Approved
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Installation of internally illuminated fascia sign and internally illuminated projecting…
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2018 Approved
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Installation of metal retractable security grilles on inside face of ground floor leaded…
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2017 Withdrawn
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2017 Refused
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Install an illuminated digital display advertisement
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2017 Withdrawn
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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Southwark is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #54 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Southwark decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #93 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #92 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #54 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #122 of 296
92%
Minor dwellings approved
259 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,622
Total decisions
132 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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