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

26/EES/0019 - Early Engagement Strategy Pending
Change of useCommercial & major worksNew homesTrees & landscapingCommercial premises

Proposal

Pre application for student accommodation and commercial use and provision of public realm and landscaping 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

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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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 about 892 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 892 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, about 11 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 of the postcode pin; 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Early Engagement Strategy
Postcode
SE1 6NP
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
St Georges
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 114, past the statutory target. 76% 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 7 Jul 2026.

Day 11458 days past 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 →

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
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25/AP/3819
2025
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Construction of a temporary market comprising food stalls (including hot food takeaway)…
25/AP/2690
2025
Bt Street Hub Borough Road London Southwark
Installation of x1 street hub incorporating one digital 75-inch LCD advert screen on each…
25/AP/0683
2025
Bt Street Hub Borough Road London Southwark
Two digital 75-inch LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
25/AP/0684
2025 Approved
Itf House 49 - 60 Borough Road London Southwark SE1 1DR
Listed building consent for the internal alterations including: strip out and alteration…
25/AP/0145
2024
Development Site At 18-54 Newington Causeway, 69 And 82-83 Borough Road Southwark London SE1 6DR
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2024 Approved
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2023
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2023 Approved
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Installation of 1 Smart Communications Hub with 2 inset digital advertising screens
23/AP/1904
2023 Approved
Pavement Opposite Newington House 237 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 6NP
Advertisement for 2 x (back-to-back) digital LED displays
23/AP/1905
2023 Approved
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23/AP/0792
2022 Approved
Advertising Hoarding Outside 44-46 Borough Road London Southwark SE1
Installation of an internally illuminated freestanding double-sided digital advertisement…
22/AP/3657
2022 Approved
Unit 8 Newington Court Business Centre 64A Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6DD
Construct a new masonry front infill to Network Rail Arch 74
22/AP/1544
2022 Approved
18 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6DR
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15…
22/AP/0414
2021 Approved
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2019 Approved
42 Newington Causeway SE1 6DR
Temporary planning approval for one year to convert the existing roof space into an urban…
19/AP/1840
2019 Approved
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Display of digital advertising screens on pulse smart hub land at Southwark Bridge Road.
19/AP/2142
2019 Approved
Smart Hub Pavement Opposite Newington House 237 Southwark Bridge Road London SE1 6NP
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19/AP/2141
2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Withdrawn
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2016 Approved
48-54 Newington Causeway London SE1 6DR
Display of a non-illuminated PVC Banner
16/AP/1775
2016 Withdrawn
42 NEWINGTON CAUSEWAY,LONDON,SE16DR
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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
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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

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.