229-235 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 6NP Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/2320 - Major application Under consideration/assessment

Proposal

Redevelopment of the site to include demolition of no. 229 and Pocock House, erection of a purpose built student accommodation building (Sui Generis), retention and remodeling of nos. 231 and 233 to provide flexible commercial/community floorspace (Class E / Class F1 / Class F2), with associated public realm, access, car parking, cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping and other ancillary works. For information only: - The proposed PBSA building including additional rooftop plant/enclosure is Maximum 150.655m AOD/147.055m above ground and is 45 storeys. The maximum height of the remodeling of Nos 231 and 233 is 18.745m AOD/15.145m above ground. The development as a whole comprises: - 798 bedrooms: 851 bedspaces - 255 sqm GIA of flexible commercial, learning and non-residential institution floorspace (Class E / F1/F2 use); The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement (ES) in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended). This can be viewed on Southwark Council's Public Access for Planning Register. Hard copies of the ES are available for inspection at the John Harvard Library, 211 Borough High St, London SE1 1JA (Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm, Saturday 9am-5pm). Hard copies can also be purchased from DP9 Ltd 100 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5NQ, telephone: 020 7004 1700 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

3 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

10 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 31 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Nov 2026 and 10 Nov 2026, from Southwark's recent changes of use.

Documents 205

Statements & assessments 131

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Statement of community involvement · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

PDF PART 1 OF 2 CIRCULAR ECONOMY STATEMENT - JULY 2026 Economic statement · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PART 2 OF 2 CIRCULAR ECONOMY STATEMENT - JULY 2026 Economic statement · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PART 2 OF 3 LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - JUNE 2026 Landscaping and open space statement · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 66

Application forms 2

PDF FORM 1 CIL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CIL - GIA Form · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

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 ↗

2 Article 4 directions

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: 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 ↗

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 921 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel

The site is 921 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, 38 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

3 listed buildings 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 6 October 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.

Building

Floor area93 m² (1,001 sq ft)

Energy ratingE (asset rating 106)

UseOffices and Workshop Businesses

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Southwark
Application type: Major application
Postcode: SE1 6NP
Received: 3 Aug 2026
Validated: 10 Sept 2026
Ward: St Georges
Parish: Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 31 Dec 2026
Agent: DP9 Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 49 of the 56-day target. Southwark usually decides changes of use by day 55.

prediction

Day 497 days to the 56-day target

60%decided within 8 weeks

79%approved

78decided in the last year

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

Public comments

9comments received

9 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

1,103 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 31 Dec 2026
Env. assessment: No

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Southwark

Planning Authority Score

7/10

Good

#64 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

229-235 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 6NP Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 205

Statements & assessments 131

Plans & drawings 66

Application forms 2

Other documents 6

Site constraints 12

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