Planning application
Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court 1-15 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Partial discharge of Condition 8 (parts a and b only) 'Land Contamination' attached to planning permission 20/AP/1537 [dated 06.05.2021] for: "Development of site, involving part demolition, alterations and extensions to the existing building and basement, including the change of use from Class D1 to Class B1, to provide a seven-storey building with rooftop pavilions comprising: office floorspace (Class B1); retail spaces (Class A1); a cafe (Class A3); a restaurant (B1/A3); a bar (Class A4/B1); leisure uses including a publicly accessible roof terrace (Class D2); other external amenity spaces and landscaping; a new entrance on Loman Street and route through the building; plant, and; other associated works".
As published by the council, reference 22/AP/0802
Application record
- Reference
- 22/AP/0802
- Type
- Approval of Details
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- AOD - Granted
- Received
- 2 Mar 2022
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2022
- Decided
- 24 May 2022
- Ward
- Borough & Bankside
- Parish
- Borough, Bankside And Walworth
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Simple
- Postcode
- SE1 0BT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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22/AP/3909 Decided
Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court 1-15 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT
Discharge of planning obligation Schedule 9, Clause 3.1 (Be Seen Energy Performance Indicators) of the Section 106 Agreement associated with planning permission 22/AP/1347 'Minor material amendments to planning permission 20/AP/1537 [approval date: 06.05.2021] for the development of the site including partial demolition, extensions and alterations to provide a commercial building with community uses. The amendments comprise: - basement and structural alterations including deepened and extended basement and revised piling approach; - cross laminated timber floor construction changed to concrete plank system; - addition of external structural columns on Sawyer Street façade; - internal reconfiguration including consolidation of cores, relocated refuse store, revised cycle parking and end of journey facilities, revised affordable workspace and community auditorium design; - fire strategy updates; - external alterations to doors and repositioning of south-east external stair; - relocation of visitor cycle parking; - rooftop amendments including revised swimming pool and atrium, revised roof plant enclosures, revised Community Pavilion layout, provision of additional office space; and - the addition of 37 more trees.'.
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22/AP/1545 Granted
Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court 1-15 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT
Details of Condition 6 'Programme of Archaeological Evaluation', as required by planning permission 20/AP/1537 dated 06.05.2021 for: "Development of site, involving part demolition, alterations and extensions to the existing building and basement, including the change of use from Class D1 to Class B1, to provide a seven-storey building with rooftop pavilions comprising: office floorspace (Class B1); retail spaces (Class A1); a cafe (Class A3); a restaurant (B1/A3); a bar (Class A4/B1); leisure uses including a publicly accessible roof terrace (Class D2); other external amenity spaces and landscaping; a new entrance on Loman Street and route through the building; plant, and; other associated works".
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22/AP/1546 Granted
Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court 1-15 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT
Details of Condition 7 'Programme of Archaeological Mitigation' attached to planning permission 20/AP/1537 dated 06.05.2021, for: "Development of site, involving part demolition, alterations and extensions to the existing building and basement, including the change of use from Class D1 to Class B1, to provide a seven-storey building with rooftop pavilions comprising: office floorspace (Class B1); retail spaces (Class A1); a cafe (Class A3); a restaurant (B1/A3); a bar (Class A4/B1); leisure uses including a publicly accessible roof terrace (Class D2); other external amenity spaces and landscaping; a new entrance on Loman Street and route through the building; plant, and; other associated works".
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22/AP/1347 Granted
Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court 1-15 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT
Minor material amendments to planning permission 20/AP/1537 [approval date: 06.05.2021] for the development of the site including partial demolition, extensions and alterations to provide a commercial building with community uses. The amendments comprise: - basement and structural alterations including deepened and extended basement and revised piling approach; - cross laminated timber floor construction changed to concrete plank system; - addition of external structural columns on Sawyer Street façade; - internal reconfiguration including consolidation of cores, relocated refuse store, revised cycle parking and end of journey facilities, revised affordable workspace and community auditorium design; - fire strategy updates; - external alterations to doors and repositioning of south-east external stair; - relocation of visitor cycle parking; - rooftop amendments including revised swimming pool and atrium, revised roof plant enclosures, revised Community Pavilion layout, provision of additional office space; and - the addition of 37 more trees.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2022
Received by Southwark
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3 Mar 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 May 2022
Decision issued: AOD - Granted
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11 Sep 2026
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