Minerva House 5 Montague Close London Southwark SE1 Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/2689 - Variation of a legal agreement Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Deed of variation to amend Schedule 7 (Affordable Workspace) of the section 106 agreement attached to planning permission ref. dated 19.03.2024 for 'Redevelopment of existing building including partial demolition and two storey upward extension to create eight-storey Class E building with installation of roof terraces, associated highway and landscaping works, cycle parking, refuse storage including plant facilities at roof level.' The proposed variation would remove the requirement to deliver affordable workspace on site, and instead make a payment in lieu (financial contribution) to the council. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2025
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Validated
18 Sept 2025
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Approved
22 Dec 2025

Approved on 22 Dec 2025 · Source Team · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Plans & drawings 1

PDF DEED OF VARIATION Section 106 - Legal Agreements · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application - Form (Without Personal data) Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF DRAFT DEED OF VARIATION 18/12 VERSION Document · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Site notice Site notice · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PRESS NOTICE - 09/10/2025 Press Notice · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Site notice Site notice · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 13

Site constraints 18

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 ↗
Borough High Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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.
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, 143 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 ↗
Thames Path 8 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Scheduled monument 26 m away: Remains of Winchester Palace, Clink Street and waterfront
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Archaeological priority area
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: 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.
15 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Cathedral Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie (Southwark Cathedral), Grade I, 24 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 10 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 15 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
Wider setting of protected view 2A.1 Parliament Hill summit to St Paul's Cathedral; 3A.1 Kenwood viewing gazebo to St Paul's Cathedral; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Flood defence 38 m away (wall, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Priority habitat 38 m away: Mudflats; Designated open space 38 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 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
Variation of a legal agreement
Received
17 Sept 2025
Validated
18 Sept 2025
Ward
Borough & Bankside
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2025
Decision
Agreed - for App Types VLA and VNMC
Decision date
22 Dec 2025
Decision level
Source Team
Agent
DP9
Freehold owner
Show

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
12 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No
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
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

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