651 - 657 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JU Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/2513 - Variation Awaiting decision

Proposal

Non-material amendment of planning permission (Variation of Condition 1 'Approved Plans', Condition 2 'Time and quantum of uses' and Condition 26 'Green, Brown and Blue Roofs' attached to planning permission , for: "Demolition of existing buildings on the site and the comprehensive mixed-use redevelopment of the site comprising of two buildings for residential (Use Class C3 ), flexible retail and commercial floorspace at ground floor and use class C1 at mezzanine level, new public park, private and communal amenity space, associated car and cycle parking, access and servicing arrangements, plant and other associated works". For information the amendments include the following: - Increase of 30 units, bringing the overall total to 292 homes; - Proposed extension to the west building by five floors to accommodate for the additional residential units; - Conversion of the Mezzanine to provide 16 new C1 Hotel Use studio apartments; - The addition of retail / commercial space to the Old Kent Road active frontages; - The increase of affordable housing from 39.8% to 40.04%; and - Changes to the internal layout, including the incorporation of two stairs to both building cores, to ensure compliance with fire safety regulations.) NMA: To amend condition 48 wording inline with the fire strategy detailed designs and internal layout alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 20 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 20 Sept 2026.

Documents 73

Plans & drawings 71

PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-2204 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT FACADE DETAIL - COURTYARD Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-2203 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT FACADE DETAIL - TOP Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-2200 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT FACADE DETAIL - BASE WEST Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1933 REV PL04 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT COURTYARD ELEVATION Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-2201 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT FACADE DETAIL - BASE EAST Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1932 REV PL03 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT HYNDMAN STREET ELEVATION Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1931 REV PL03 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT RUBY LANE ELEVATION Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1930 REV PL03 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OLD KENT ROAD ELEVATION Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1922 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED SECTION CC Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1921 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED SECTION BB Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1917 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1920 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED SECTION AA Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1916 REV PL01 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED LEVEL 19 Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1915 REV PL01 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED LEVEL 18 Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1912 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED LEVEL 15 Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1914 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED LEVEL 17 Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1913 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED LEVEL 16 Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1910 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED LEVEL 11- 13 Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-1901 REV PL03 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED LEVEL 00 Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1918 REV PL03 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR SITE PLAN Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-01-DR-A-1903 REV PL03 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED LEVEL 01 Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-0M-DR-A-1902 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED LEVEL MEZZ Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-00-DR-A-1919 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED ROOF SITE PLAN Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-14-DR-A-1911 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED LEVEL 14 Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-07-DR-A-1907 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED LEVEL 07 Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-1909 REV PL03 GENERAL ARRANGEMNT PROPOSED LEVEL 10 Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-1908 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMNT PROPOSED LEVEL 08-09 Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-06-DR-A-1906 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMNT PROPOSED LEVEL 06 Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-1905 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED LEVEL 03-05 Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-1904 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED LEVEL 2 Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3005-ACA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-2202 REV PL02 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT FACADE DETAIL - MIDDLE Plan - Amended · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-09101 TYPICAL FACADE DETAIL-MIDDLE Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05302 REV B PROPOSED-HYNDMAN STREET ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05303 REV D PROPOSED-COURTYARD ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-09103 TYPICAL FACADE DETAIL-COURTYARD Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-09102 REV A TYPICAL FACADE DETAIL-TOP Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05300 REV C PROPOSED-OLD KENT ROAD ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05301 REV C PROPOSED-RUBY LANE ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-09100 REV A TYPICAL FACADE DETAIL-BASE Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05201 REV B PROPOSED SECTION BB Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05202 REV A PROPOSED SECTION CC Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05118 REV E PROPOSED LEVEL 18 Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05100 REV H PROPOSED LEVEL MEZZ Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05120 REV C PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05119 REV C PROPOSED LEVEL 19 Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05117 PROPOSED LEVEL 17 Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05116 PROPOSED LEVEL 16 Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05110 PROPOSED LEVEL 10 Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05115 PROPOSED ELEVL 15 Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05114 PROPOSED LEVEL 14 Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05111 PROPOSED LEVEL 11-13 Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05108 PROPOSED LEVEL 08-09 Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05200 PROPOSED SECTION AA Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05103 PROPOSED LEVEL 03-05 Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05107 PROPOSED LEVEL 7 Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05101 PROPOSED LEVEL 01 Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05106 PROPOSED LEVEL 06 Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05100 PROPOSED LEVEL MEZZ Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-03302 REV A PROPOSED RUBY AND HYNDMAN STREET SITE ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-03100 REV A PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR SITE PLAN Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05000 REV E PROPOSED LEVEL 00 Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-03120 REV A PROPOSED ROOF SITE PLAN Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-03300 REV A PROPOSED OLD KENT ROAD SITE ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-03200 REV A PROPOSED - SITE SECTION AA Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-03010 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR SITE PLAN Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-03030 EXISTING SITE ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-03005 SITE DEMOLITION PLAN Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-03002 SITE LOCATION PLAN-RED LINE BOUNDARY Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-03020 EXISTING ROOF SITE PLAN Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-03001 SITE LOCATION PLAN-OWNERSHIP BOUNDARY Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RTR003-FAR-DR-PA-05102 REV D PROPOSED LEVEL 02 Plan - Proposed · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 15

Licence at this address

  • Licence Sainsbury's Premises licence · in force since 10 Jul 2024 Licensed hours: alcohol until 23:00

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 11

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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
Old Kent Road South District Town Centre · Site allocation NSP68: Sandgate Street and Verney Road. 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 992 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 992 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, 1481 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
Conservation area 41 m away: Livesey; 3 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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
Variation
Postcode
SE15 1JU
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Old Kent Road
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
ACA Studios Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
20 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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