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City Business Centre Lower Road London SE16 2XB

Granted City of London 24/00208/OBS Observations from other Boroughs

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and phased redevelopment to provide: one mixed-use building of up to 17 storeys in height, with a single basement, comprising 216 purpose-built shared living units and communal amenity space (Sui Generis) and 1,517 square meters of commercial floorspace (Use Class E); one mixed-use building of up to 10 storeys in height, with a single basement, comprising 24 homes and communal amenity space (Use Class C3) and 149.6 square meters of commercial floorspace (Use Class E); and public realm, including play space, as well as other associated works.

As published by the council, reference 24/00208/OBS

Application record

Reference
24/00208/OBS
Type
Observations from other Boroughs
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: No Objections to OBS
Received
13 Feb 2024
Validated
13 Feb 2024
Decided
19 Mar 2024
Ward
Bridge And Bridge Without
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SE16 2XB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Feb 2024

    Received by City of London

  2. 19 Mar 2024

    Decision issued: No Objections to OBS

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 19 March 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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