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Polymex House 49-53 Glengall Road London Southwark SE15 6NF

Granted Southwark 22/AP/1790 Approval of Details

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Details of Condition 3 'Drainage Strategy' as required by planning permission 20/AP/3555, for: "Non material amendment to planning permission 17/AP/4612 dated 13th May 2020 for 'Demolition of all existing buildings and structures (excluding some of the facades along Glengall Road and Bianca Road and the industrial chimney) and erection of a part 6, 8 and 15 storey mixed-use development comprising 3,716 sqm (GIA) of flexible workspace (Use Class B1(c) and B2/B8) and 181 residential units (Use Class C3) with amenity spaces and associated infrastructure.(This application represents a departure from strategic policy 10 'Jobs and businesses' of the Core Strategy (2011) and saved policy 1.2 'strategic and local preferred industrial locations' of the Southwark Plan (2007) by virtue ofproposing to introduce residential accommodation in a preferred industrial location)". The amendment consists of the following: amendments to the description of development, increase the amount of useable commercial space on the ground and mezzanine floors, overall building heights marginally increased and revised housing mix provision.Drainage Strategy (ref. GLE-PMY-00-FN-RP-C-0001 Rev P02) dated May 2022 and prepared by Price & Myers Consulting Engineers.

As published by the council, reference 22/AP/1790

Application record

Reference
22/AP/1790
Type
Approval of Details
Status
Granted
Decision
AOD - Granted
Received
25 May 2022
Validated
25 May 2022
Decided
1 Dec 2023
Ward
Old Kent Road
Parish
Peckham And Nunhead
Decision by
Delegated - Source Team
Postcode
SE15 6NF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/AP/3471 Granted

    Polymex House 49 - 53 Glengall Road London Southwark SE15 6NF

    Details of condition 33 (Internal Noise Assessment) pursuant to planning permission ref 17/AP/4612 dated 13th May 2020 (as amended by 20/AP/3555, 24/AP/0641 and 23/AP/2156) for "Demolition of all existing buildings and structures (excluding some of the facades along Glengall Road and Bianca Road and the industrial chimney) and erection of a mixed-use development of a part 6, 8 and 14 storey mixed-use development comprising 3,716sqm (GIA) of worksapce (Use Class E(g)(iii)) and 170 residential units (Use Class C3) with amenity spaces and associated infrastructure"

    Decided 3 Apr 2024 Conditions
  • 23/AP/2520 Granted

    Polymex House 49 - 53 Glengall Road London Southwark SE15 6NF

    Details of Condition 21 'Compliance with Building Regulations Approved Document M Wheelchair Housing' as required by planning permission 20/AP/3555, for:"Non material amendment to planning permission 17/AP/4612 dated 13th May 2020 for 'Demolition of all existing buildings and structures (excluding some of the facades along Glengall Road and Bianca Road and the industrial chimney) and erection of a part 6, 8 and 15 storey mixed-use development comprising 3,716 sqm (GIA) of flexible workspace (Use Class B1(c) and B2/B8) and 181 residential units (Use Class C3) with amenity spaces and associated infrastructure [...]".

    Decided 1 Nov 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 May 2022

    Received by Southwark

  2. 1 Dec 2023

    Decision issued: AOD - Granted

  3. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 1 December 2023, 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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