The Shard 32 London Bridge Street London Southwark SE1 9SG

Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/0812

Admin / procedural

Council

Southwark

Date received

20 Mar 2026

Date validated

23 Mar 2026

Postcode

SE1 9SG

Description

Non-material amendment of planning permission 11/AP/3258 (Amendments during construction to planning permission granted 18.11.03 (ref 01-AP-0476) for demolition of the existing Southwark Towers & construction of a mixed use building totalling 124,242sqm gross, comprising offices (Class B1), hotel (Class C1), fourteen apartments (Class C3), retail and restaurant uses (Class A1/A3), health and fitness club and associated servicing and car parking (currently under construction). Amendments include: reconfiguration of floor layouts; remodelling of ground floor elevations; new escalator exit to station concourse; revised layout to retail space and minor facade alterations). NMA: Alterations to the walling of the stair and lift core at levels 69 to 74 to replace the existing glazed panels with insulated metal sandwich panels. At level 72-74 (triple height space), replacement of roof system and bar design and the relocation of existing high-level services, along with the removal of astroturf floor finish and replacement with porcelain tile finish

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7/10

Planning Authority Score

#48 of 282

Southwark is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #68 out of 282. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Southwark decision performance

Based on MHCLG data, 2025

91%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #104 of 282

95%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #85 of 282

84%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (71%) #68 of 282

36%