Ledbury Estate Commercial Way And Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/2447 - Variation Awaiting decision

Proposal

Non-material amendment of planning permission (as amended by ) which gave consent for: Variation of Condition 1 'Approved Plans' pursuant to planning permission (as amended by , and ), which gave consent for: The redevelopment of the Ledbury Estate involving the demolition of Bromyard House, Skenfrith House, Sarnsfield House and Peterchurch House and the erection of 6 blocks to provide 340 new homes (including 224 replacement homes), provision of Class E space fronting Old Kent Road at ground floor level, together with re-provision of the tenants & residents association hall and multi-use games area, access, servicing, car parking, cycle parking, cycle storage, plant, play and open space and landscaping. The amendments include the following: - Amendments to introduce second staircases on Building B1 & B4 - Amendments to the wheelchair accessible dwelling strategy - Amendments to the Phase 2 landscape design - Amendments to Phase 2 cycle storage and servicing strategy on Buildings B1/B2/B3/B4 - Minor enhancements to external expression and materiality - Minor amendments to the elevations - Omission of roof top level plant screens The amendment includes change of the tenure of Block A1 and Block B1 from private sale to social rent For information, Annex 1 (Approved Housing Mix) of the Unilateral Undertaking dated 8 July 2025 (ref: LEG/RP/PL/S106/) is updated to reflect the proposed tenure mix accordingly. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 13 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
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 ↗
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 53 m away: Kentish Drovers and Bird in Bush; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Southwark built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Variation
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Old Kent Road
Parish
Peckham And Nunhead
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
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

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