Former Blackfriars Crown Court, 1 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1359 - Section 106 - Satisfying an obligation Approved
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Details submitted to satisfy Schedule 9, Clause 3.1 to 3.3 (Pre-Commencement Energy Review) of the section 106 agreement associated with planning permission ref. for 'Redevelopment of the site comprising demolition of the existing building and construction of two buildings providing Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) (Sui Generis) and Residential (Class C3), alongside flexible commercial (Class E) floorspace and a café unit (Class E(a)) at the ground floor, together with associated public realm and landscaping works and a new pedestrian route'. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
12 May 2026
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Validated
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Source Team · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Application forms 1

PDF Application - Form (Without Personal data) Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 12 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Application - Covering letter Application - Covering letter · 12 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 11

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
Bankside and Borough District Town Centre · Central Activities Zone. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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: Bankside and The Borough
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.
National infrastructure project 445 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 445 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, 225 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 ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 55, Great Suffolk Street, Grade II, 26 m away · 7 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 7 with distances
Historic England ↗
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
Conservation area 48 m away: King's Bench; Heritage at risk 35 m away: 55, Great Suffolk Street; 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.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Section 106 - Satisfying an obligation
Postcode
SE1 0BT
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Borough & Bankside
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Agreed - for App Types VLA and VNMC
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Source Team
Agent
Turley

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
27 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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Previous applications at this address

2025
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Within ~100m

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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
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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