Coburg House 63 - 67 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6LS Data via plota.co.uk

26/EES/0006 - Early Engagement Strategy Under consideration/assessment
Change of useCommercial & major worksDemolitionNew homesTrees & landscapingCommercial premises

Proposal

Pre application enquiry for the demolition of the existing building, and redevelopment of site to construct a 24-storey building consisting of the reprovision of commercial floorspace (Use Class E) over basement, ground and first floors, together with 264 Purpose-Built Student Accommodation rooms (Sui Generis) to the upper floors, together with plant, refuse and cycle storage, and creation of a pocket park adjacent to Avonmouth Street. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Target date was 31 Aug 2026

As of 3 Aug 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Documents

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Site constraints 12

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 ↗
3 Article 4 directions
Site allocation NSP46: 63-85 Newington Causeway · Central Activities Zone · Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
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 ↗
Town centre: Elephant and Castle/ Walworth Road
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
National infrastructure project 970 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 970 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, 84 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; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £10,250,000 in August 2024. Other property, freehold.

9 August 2024£10,250,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Early Engagement Strategy
Postcode
SE1 6LS
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Chaucer
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 127, past the statutory target. 73% of changes of use in Southwark are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Jul 2026.

Day 12771 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
89decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Southwark in the last twelve months, from validation. Southwark decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
31 Aug 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

2025
Bt Street Hub Stw-04 Outside 63-67 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6LS
Installation of freestanding Street Hub 3 unit
25/AP/2661
2025
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25/AP/2662
2025
56 - 62 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 8DR
Construction of a temporary market comprising food stalls (including hot food takeaway)…
25/AP/2690
2025 Approved
Advertising Right Bus Shelter 01280044 Outside 26 Newington Causeway London Southwark
Installation of internally illuminated digital advertising panel within existing bus stop…
25/AP/1570
2025 Approved
Sessions House Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6AZ
Demolition of late 20th century Van Building.
25/AP/1264
2025
Sessions House Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6AZ
Listed building consent for demolition of late 20th century Van Building.
25/AP/1265
2024
Coburg House 63-67 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6LS
Demolition of existing building and erection of a building comprising commercial floorspa…
24/AP/3621
2024 Approved
Sessions House Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6AZ
Enhancement of digital audio visual equipment in courtrooms 1 and 3
24/AP/2708
2024
Development Site At 18-54 Newington Causeway, 69 And 82-83 Borough Road Southwark London SE1 6DR
Phased mixed-use redevelopment of the site comprising: Demolition of all existing buildin…
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2023 Approved
Telecoms Cabinet Outside 73 To 75 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1
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23/AP/2744
2023 Approved
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Avonmouth House 6 Avonmouth Street London Southwark SE1 6NX
Demolition of existing building and structures and erection of a part 2, part 7, part 14…
21/AP/4297
2022
Avonmouth House 6 Avonmouth Street London Southwark SE1 6NX
Demolition of existing building and structures and erection of a part 2, part 7, part 14…
22/AP/2227
2022 Approved
18 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6DR
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15…
22/AP/0414
2016 Approved
73-85 Newington Causeway London SE1 6BD
A tall building of approximately 100 metres, providing 100 residentail units, a 400 seat…
16/AP/4506
2021 Approved
18 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6DR
Construction of a temporary structure for use as an outdoor cinema and new perimeter hoar…
21/AP/1969
2021 Approved
Travel Lodge Hotel Ceramic Building 87 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6BD
Creation of x1 two-bed residential unit to level 24 of 87 Newington Causeway and associat…
21/AP/0307
2019 Approved
87 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6BD
Installation of 4 internally illuminated adverts (logo letters) at ground to fourth floor…
19/AP/6718
2017 Refused
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Installation of electronic communication kiosk
17/AP/0730
2016 Approved
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48-54 Newington Causeway London SE1 6DR
Display of a non-illuminated PVC Banner
16/AP/1775
2016 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.