221 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4AG Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/2404 - Variation Under consideration/assessment

Proposal

Non-material amendment of planning permission (as amended) which gave consent for: "Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) for planning permission ref no. 'Minor material amendment by variation of Conditions 1 (Approved Plans), 36 (Approved Building Height), 37 (Approved Quantum of Work/Maker Space) and 38 (Approved Number of Hotel Rooms) of planning permission , the development description for which was: Demolition of existing warehouse building and erection of a part 3, part 6 and part 9 storey building providing 200 hotel rooms (Class C1) and 1,354sqm of work/maker space at ground floor (and mezzanine) (Flexible Class B1) as well as ancillary cafe/restaurant and bar facilities (Class A3/A4), along with associated landscaping, servicing yard and access works. The amendments sought by this application are: - Facade alterations - Alteration to accessible room sizes - Alterations to room positions, sizes and layouts - Alterations to floor plans across all levels - Alterations to the roof, including relocation of the biodiverse roof and provision of railings above the mezzanine for safe maintenance." The amendments sought by this application are: - Revisions to back-of-house areas and the reconfiguration of internal layouts at ground floor and basement levels. - Amendments to the mezzanine-level hotel amenity area, including the relocation of accessible rooms. - Amendments to the first and second floor layouts to provide accessible hotel rooms, and amendments to the hotel amenity area on the eighth floor. - Extension of the second escape stair to the eighth floor. - Amendments to roof plant at first and ninth floor levels, together with an extension of the plant screen. - Revisions to the wording of Condition 13 (Wheelchair Accessible Rooms), Condition 14 (Cycle Storage Facilities), and the condition relating to the number of hotel rooms… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 29 Sept 2026.

Documents 26

Plans & drawings 23

PDF 1262-GA-099 REV P5 PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR Plan - Proposed · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GA-100 REV P6 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR Plan - Proposed · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GA-101 REV P5 PROPOSED MEZZANINE FLOOR Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GA-102 REV P4 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GA-103 REV P4 PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GA-104 REV P4 PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GA-105 REV P4 PROPOSED FOURTH FLOOR Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GA-106 REV P4 PROPOSED FIFTH FLOOR Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GA-107 REV P5 PROPOSED SIXTH FLOOR Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GA-108 REV P4 PROPOSED SEVENTH FLOOR Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GA-109 REV P4 PROPOSED EIGHTH FLOOR Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GA-110 REV P6 PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GE-301 REV P6 PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GE-302 REV P6 PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GE-303 REV P6 PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GE-304 REV P7 PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GE-305 REV P4 PROPOSED INNER ELEVATION 01 Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GE-306 REV P4 PROPOSED INNER ELEVATION 02 Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GS-201 REV P6 PROPOSED SECTION 01 Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GS-202 REV P5 PROPOSED SECTION 02 AND 03 Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GS-204 REV P6 PROPOSED SECTION 04 Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GS-205 REV P6 PROPOSED SECTION 05 Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1262-GS-206 REV P5 PROPOSED SECTION 06 Plan - Proposed · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

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
Central Activities Zone · Old Kent Road North District 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: 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 ↗
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.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Variation
Postcode
SE1 4AG
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Chaucer
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Agent
DP9

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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