651 - 657 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JU Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1578 - Variation Under consideration/assessment
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission dated 04/11/2021 for 'Demolition of existing buildings on the site and the comprehensive mixed-use redevelopment of the site comprising of two buildings of 10-storeys plus mezzanine (up to 38.900m AOD) and 19-storeys plus mezzanine (up to 71.500m AOD), comprising 262 residential units (Use Class C3 use), 2,320sqm GEA of flexible retail and commercial floorspace (Class A1/A2/A3/A4/B1 uses) at ground and mezzanine level, new public park, private and communal amenity space, associated car and cycle parking, access and servicing arrangements, plant and other associated works'. The amendments include the following: To remove Condition 28 and agree a Deed of Variation to the Section 106 agreement to secure a financial contribution. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Validated
3 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 30 Jun 2026.

Documents 3

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Application - Covering letter Application - Covering letter · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 9

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Old Kent Road South District Town Centre · Site allocation NSP68: Sandgate Street and Verney Road. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Conservation area 55 m away: Livesey; Tree preservation order 14 m away: 671-679 Old Kent Road; Inside the Southwark built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Variation
Postcode
SE15 1JU
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Old Kent Road
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Avanton

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

41 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Details submitted to satsify Schedule 11, Clause 2.1 (Be Seen Energy Performance Indicato…
25/AP/2743
2025
Details submitted to satsify Schedule 11, Clause 1.1 (Site Wide Energy Strategy) of the S…
25/AP/2742
2025 Approved
Details of Condition 25 (Landscape Masterplan) pursuant to planning permission ref. 24/AP…
25/AP/1950
2025 Approved
Details of Condition 24 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) pursuant to planning permission ref…
25/AP/1949
2025 Approved
Details of Condition 20 (Play) pursuant to planning permission ref. 24/AP/0255 dated 30/0…
25/AP/1947
2025 Approved
Details of Condition 17 (Detail Drawings) pursuant to planning permission ref. 24/AP/0255…
25/AP/1946
2025 Approved
Details of Condition 16 (Full Scale Mock Ups) pursuant to planning permission ref. 24/AP/…
25/AP/1908
2025 Approved
Details of Condition 15 (Wheelchair Units) pursuant to planning permission 24/AP/0255 dat…
25/AP/1729
2025
Details of condition 13 (Digital Connectivity Infrastructure) as required by planning per…
25/AP/1998
2025
Details of Condition 26 (Green, Brown and Blue Roofs) pursuant to planning permission ref…
25/AP/1951
2025
Details of Condition 23 (Cycle Parking) pursuant to planning permission ref. 24/AP/0255 d…
25/AP/1948
2025
Details of Condition 41 (Piling) pursuant to planning permission ref. 24/AP/0255 dated 30…
25/AP/1770
2025
Details of Condition 8 (Foundation Design) pursuant to planning permission ref. 24/AP/025…
25/AP/1769
2025
Details of Condition 5 (Surface Water Drainage) pursuant to planning permission ref. 24/A…
25/AP/1728
2025
Details of Condition 21 (Wheelchair Parking) pursuant to planning permission 24/AP/0255 d…
25/AP/1772
2025
Details pursuant to Part B of Condition 6 - Remediation Strategy as required by planning…
25/AP/0570
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Construction of a rear dormer roof extension to flat
17/AP/1263
2017 Approved
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2017 Refused
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2017 Withdrawn
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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
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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
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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