South Lock Control Office South Dock Marina Plough Way London Southwark SE16 7SZ Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/3405 - Local Authority Development Approved

Proposal

Construction of new fire escape stair case from first floor office to ground floor and new external postal boxes Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Nov 2025
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Validated
8 Dec 2025
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Approved
15 May 2026

Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 15

Statements & assessments 4

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access statement · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF FIRE STATEMENT Fire Statement · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage statement · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF 0487-CVA-XX-XX-DR-A-001 REV P0 SITE LOCATION PLAN Site - Block plan · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 0487-CVA-XX-XX-DR-A-011 REV P0 PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Plan - Proposed · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY Statutory consultee replies · 15 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 3 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Statutory consultee replies · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 13

Grade II listed: South Lock, Hydraulic Capstans and Mooring Posts
List entry 1385909 · The pin is inside its outline · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 6 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Designated open space
Borough-designated open space.
Loss of protected open space is resisted unless it is replaced by space of equal or better quality nearby.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside 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, 693 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 ↗
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 ↗
Thames Path 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Flood defence 6 m away (wall, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Local nature reserve 450 m away: Russia Dock Woodland; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 23 m away: Mudflats.
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.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Local Authority Development
Postcode
SE16 7SZ
Received
21 Nov 2025
Validated
8 Dec 2025
Ward
Surrey Docks
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 May 2026
Decision
Council's Own - GRANTED
Decision date
15 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cottrell and Vermeulen Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 158 days from validation, 104 days slower than Southwark's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
351decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Southwark in the last twelve months, from validation. Southwark decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

323 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

15 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Listed Building Consent for Construction of new fire escape stair case from First floor o…
25/AP/3406
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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Retention of landscaping works, including the removal of the external steps and walkway o…
25/AP/3374
2025 Approved
Flat N 4 Windsock Close London Southwark SE16 7FL
Replacement of two timber windows with UPVC windows.
25/AP/0164
2024 Approved
South Dock Marina Rope Street London Southwark SE16 7SZ
Request for Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Enviro…
24/AP/2113
2023
South Dock Marina Rope Street London Southwark SE16 7SZ
Refurbishment of South Dock Marina boatyard to include demolition and removal of all buil…
23/AP/3273
2023 Approved
Adjacent To The South Dock Marina Office Rope Street London SE16 7SZ
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed): Installation of a parcel locker.
23/AP/0685
2023 Refused
Rainbow Quay London Southwark SE16 7UF
Prior approval notification (Schedule 2 Part 20 Class AA) for construction of one storey…
23/AP/0451
2020 Approved
Flat A 4 Windsock Close London Southwark
Replacement of 4 existing timber windows with PVCu windows
20/AP/3085
2020 Approved
Flat D 5 Windsock Close London Southwark SE16 7FL
Replacement of existing timber-framed windows with uPVC-framed windows.
20/AP/1763
2020 Approved
320 Rope Street London Southwark SE16 7TY
Certificate of lawful development (proposed) for the construction of an internal wall to…
20/AP/1638
2018 Withdrawn
FLAT D, 5 WINDSOCK CLOSE, LONDON, SE16 7FL
Replacement of existing timber-framed windows with uPVC framed windows
18/AP/3147
2017 Withdrawn
FLAT A-H, 3-5 WINDSOCK CLOSE, LONDON, SE16 7FL
Construction of railings and security gates at Calypso Way.
17/AP/1483
2017 Approved
Flats A-H 3 4 5 Windsock Close South Docks Marina London SE16 7FL
Proposed erection of railing and security gates at Calypso Way of existing design
17/AP/1173
2016 Approved
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Installation of x1 free standing publicity unit with illuminated screen; and x1 publicity…
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2016 Approved
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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