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Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court 1-15 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT

Granted Southwark 22/AP/1347 S.73 Vary/Remove Conds/Minor Alterations

Works: Extension Demolition Trees

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

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 22/AP/1347

Application record

Reference
22/AP/1347
Type
S.73 Vary/Remove Conds/Minor Alterations
Status
Granted
Decision
Major - GRANTED
Received
1 Apr 2022
Validated
4 Apr 2022
Decided
8 Sep 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.

  • 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.'.

    Decided 1 Mar 2023 Conditions
  • 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".

    Decided 15 Jul 2022 Conditions
  • 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".

    Decided 15 Jul 2022 Conditions
  • 22/AP/0802 Granted

    Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court 1-15 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT

    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".

    Decided 24 May 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Apr 2022

    Received by Southwark

  2. 4 Apr 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Sep 2022

    Decision issued: Major - GRANTED

  4. 11 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 8 September 2022, 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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  • Roots In The Sky (Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court) 1-15 Pocock Street London Southwark SE1 0BT

    22/AP/3243 Submitted 31 Aug 2022 1m away

    Discharge of Schedule 7, Part 1, Clause 1.1 'Section 38/278 Highways Works Specification' of the Section 106 Agreement attached to planning permision 22/AP/1347, which itself is an amendment of planning permission 20/AP/1537, 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".

    Decided Conditions Extension Demolition 9 docs
  • Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court 1-15 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT

    22/AP/1545 Submitted 29 Apr 2022 1m away

    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".

    Granted Conditions Extension Demolition 6 docs
  • Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court 1-15 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT

    22/AP/1546 Submitted 29 Apr 2022 1m away

    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".

    Granted Conditions Extension Demolition 6 docs
  • Former Blackfriars Crown Court, 1 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT

    26/AP/1496 Submitted 26 May 2026 1m away

    Details to satisfy Schedule 8 paragraph 1.1 'Construction Employment Contact Methodology' of the section 106 agreement (ref. LEG/RP/PL/S106/RR020/771 dated 17th March 2026) related to planning permission ref. 25/AP/2203 dated 24/03/2026 for "Redevelopment of the site comprising demolition of the existing building and construction of two buildings providing Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) (Sui Generis) and Residential (Class C3), alongside flexible commercial (Class E) floorspace and a café unit (Class E(a) at the ground floor, together with associated public realm and landscaping works and a new pedestrian route."

    Decided Conditions Demolition 5 docs
  • Former Blackfriars Crown Court, 1 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT

    26/AP/1327 Submitted 8 May 2026 1m away

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    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 6 docs
  • Roots In The Sky (Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court) 1-15 Pocock Street London Southwark SE1 0BT

    22/AP/2861 Submitted 12 Aug 2022 1m away

    Details of Condition 4 'Final Enabling Works Construction Environmental Management Plan' attached to planning permission 20/AP/1537 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".

    Granted Conditions Extension Demolition 8 docs

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