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634-636 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JB

Granted Southwark 23/AP/2438 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 11 'Section Detail Drawings' as required by Appeal Decision APP/A5840/W/19/3225213 LBS ref 18/AP/3463 for: 'Demolition of the existing buildings to facilitate the redevelopment of the site to create 42x residential units and 272 sqm (GIA) of flexible commercial floorspace (Class A1/A2/A3/B1) in a new building of between three and six storeys in height, together with disabled car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, plant, and associated works'

As published by the council, reference 23/AP/2438

Application record

Reference
23/AP/2438
Type
Approval of Details
Status
Granted
Decision
AOD - Granted
Received
29 Aug 2023
Validated
30 Aug 2023
Decided
21 Mar 2025
Ward
Old Kent Road
Parish
Peckham And Nunhead
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Simple
Postcode
SE15 1JB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/AP/2504 Granted

    634-636 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JB

    Details of Condition 14 'Tree Planting' as required by planning permission 17/AP/1646, which gave consent for: "Demolition of the existing buildings to facilitate the redevelopment of the site to create 42x residential units and 272 sq m (GIA) of flexible commercial floorspace (Class A1/A2/A3/B1) in a new building of between three and six storeys in height, together with disabled car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, plant, and associated works".

    Decided 10 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • 23/AP/1959 Granted

    634-636 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JB

    Details of Condition 12 'Cycle Facilities' as required by planning permission 18/AP/3463 (as amended by 23/AP/1427), for: "Demolition of the existing buildings to facilitate the redevelopment of the site to create 46 residential units and 272 sq. m (GIA) of flexible commercial floorspace (Class A1/A2/A3/B1) in a new building of between three and six storeys in height, together with disabled car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, plant, and associated works".

    Decided 15 Aug 2024 Conditions
  • 23/AP/1915 Granted

    634-636 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JB

    Details of Condition 10 'Material Samples' as required by planning permission 17/AP/1646, for: "Demolition of the existing buildings to facilitate the redevelopment of the site to create 42x residential units and 272 sq m (GIA) of flexible commercial floorspace (Class A1/A2/A3/B1) in a new building of between three and six storeys in height, together with disabled car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, plant, and associated works".

    Decided 22 Feb 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Aug 2023

    Received by Southwark

  2. 30 Aug 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Mar 2025

    Decision issued: AOD - Granted

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Leeds

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Documents

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42 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 21 March 2025, 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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Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 634 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JB

    23/AP/2870 Submitted 12 Oct 2023 0m away

    Details of Conditions 27 'Drainage System' pursuant to planning permission ref no. 18/AP/3463 and approved appeal APP/A5840/W/19/3225213 (as amended by 23/AP/1427) for: "Variation to Condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission 17/AP/1646 for 'Demolition of the existing buildings to facilitate the redevelopment of the site to create 42x residential units and 272 sq m (GIA) of flexible commercial floorspace (Class A1/A2/A3/B1) in a new building of between three and six storeys in height, together with disabled car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, plant, and associated works' to allow for: - the reduction of the number of stair and lift cores from 2 to 1; - 4no. additional dwellings (taking total from 42 to 46); - an increase in the overall commercial area (taking total to 285 sqm); - an uplift in bin storage, bike storage, communal amenity space at ground floor and plant room area; - a 15% increase in the area of the Photo Voltaic panels at roof level (taking total area to 12 sqm); - Minor changes to external appearance".

    Granted Conditions Demolition 23 docs
  • 634 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JB

    23/AP/2908 Submitted 17 Oct 2023 0m away

    Details of Condition 30 'Attenuation Tank' pursuant to planning permission ref no. 18/AP/3463 and appeal reference no. APP/A5840/W/19/3225213: Variation to Condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission 17/AP/1646 for 'Demolition of the existing buildings to facilitate the redevelopment of the site to create 42x residential units and 272 sq m (GIA) of flexible commercial floorspace (Class A1/A2/A3/B1) in a new building of between three and six storeys in height, together with disabled car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, plant, and associated works' to allow for: the reduction of the number of stair and lift cores from 2 to 1; 4no. additional dwellings (taking total from 42 to 46); an increase in the overall commercial area (taking total to 285 sqm); an uplift in bin storage, bike storage, communal amenity space at ground floor and plant room area; a 15% increase in the area of the Photo Voltaic panels at roof level (taking total area to 12 sqm); Minor changes to external appearance.

    Granted Conditions Demolition 6 docs
  • 634-636 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JB

    23/AP/2504 Submitted 4 Sep 2023 1m away

    Details of Condition 14 'Tree Planting' as required by planning permission 17/AP/1646, which gave consent for: "Demolition of the existing buildings to facilitate the redevelopment of the site to create 42x residential units and 272 sq m (GIA) of flexible commercial floorspace (Class A1/A2/A3/B1) in a new building of between three and six storeys in height, together with disabled car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, plant, and associated works".

    Granted Conditions Demolition 16 docs
  • 634-636 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JB

    23/AP/1915 Submitted 10 Jul 2023 4m away

    Details of Condition 10 'Material Samples' as required by planning permission 17/AP/1646, for: "Demolition of the existing buildings to facilitate the redevelopment of the site to create 42x residential units and 272 sq m (GIA) of flexible commercial floorspace (Class A1/A2/A3/B1) in a new building of between three and six storeys in height, together with disabled car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, plant, and associated works".

    Granted Conditions Demolition 10 docs
  • 634 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JB

    25/AP/3220 Submitted 5 Nov 2025 4m away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~31 Dec

    Works to tree with a TPO: London Plane is growing towards and over the boundary fence from third party land (616 Old Kent Road) into 634-636 Old Kent Road, which is currently under construction. We require to reduce the long lateral branches by up to 5m to suitable growth points along the boundary to rebalance the tree.

    Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs
    Small domestic
  • 634-636 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JB

    23/AP/1959 Submitted 13 Jul 2023 4m away

    Details of Condition 12 'Cycle Facilities' as required by planning permission 18/AP/3463 (as amended by 23/AP/1427), for: "Demolition of the existing buildings to facilitate the redevelopment of the site to create 46 residential units and 272 sq. m (GIA) of flexible commercial floorspace (Class A1/A2/A3/B1) in a new building of between three and six storeys in height, together with disabled car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, plant, and associated works".

    Granted Conditions Demolition 6 docs

In Southwark

  • 26/AP/1080 Decided

    Aylesbury Estate Land Bounded By Albany Road Portland Street Bagshot Street Alvey Street East Street And Dawes Street London SE17

    Discharge Schedule 3, Clause 6.2 (Developer to Notify Council) of the S106 agreement (application ref. 14/AP/3844) for Demolition of existing buildings and phased redevelopment to provide a mixed use development comprising a number of buildings ranging between 2 to 20 storeys in height (12.45m - 68.85m AOD) with capacity for up to 2,745 residential units (Class C3),up to 2,500sqm of employment use (Class B1); up to 500sqm of retail space (Class A1); 3,100 to 4,750sqm of community use; medical centre and early years facility (Class D1); in addition to up to 3,000sqm flexible retail use (Class A1/A3/A4) or workspace use (Class B1); new landscaping; parks, public realm; energy centre; gas pressure reduction station; up to 1,098 car parking spaces; cycle parking; landscaping and associated works.

    15 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/AP/1251 Decided

    Chatelain House 182-202 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RW

    Details submitted to satisfy Schedule 3 Clause 5.2 (Part 2 (Commencement) of the Housing Delivery Monitoring Table) of the Section 106 Agreement associated with planning permission ref: 24/AP/0892

    28 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/AP/0992 Decided

    Heygate Estate And Surrounding Land Bound By New Kent Road To The North, Rodney Place And Rodney Road To The East, Wansey Street To The South And Walworth Road And Elephant Road To The West London SE17

    Details submitted to satisfy Schedule 3 paragraph 26.13 (Site Wide Energy Strategy - final strategy) of the section 106 agreement associated with planning permission ref. 12/AP/1092 'Outline application for: Redevelopment to provide a mixed use development comprising a number of buildings ranging between 13.13m (AOD) and 104.8m (AOD) in height with capacity for between 160,579sqm GEA (min) and 254,000sqm GEA (max) residential floorspace together with retail (Class A1-A5), business (Class B1), leisure and community (Class D2 and D1), energy centre (sui generis) uses. New landscaping, park and public realm, car parking, means of access and other associated works).'

    7 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/AP/0546 Decided

    Land Known As Devonshire Place 747-759 And 765-775 Old Kent Road And Land At Devonshire Grove London SE15 1NZ

    Variation of Section 106 Agreement (ref no. LEG/RP/PL/S106/RR020/465) associated with planning permission 23/AP/1862, which gave consent for: "Phased mixed-use redevelopment of the site, comprising: - Demolition of all existing buildings/structures, site clearance and excavation; - Construction of buildings to provide residential dwellings (Class C3) and flexible commercial, business and service space (Class E); - Construction of buildings to provide purpose built student accommodation including associated amenity and ancillary space, flexible commercial, business, service and community spaces within Classes E/F2(b) (Sui Generis); and - Provision of associated car and cycle parking, open space and landscaping, means of access and highway alterations, installation of plant and utilities and all other associated ancillary works incidental to the development". This Deed of Variation application seeks changes to the definitions, schedules and appendices (as appropriate) within the Section 106 Agreement in connection with changes formally sought under a concurrent non-material amendment application, the reference number for which is 26/AP/0377. The changes to the Section 106 Agreement sought by the Deed of Varation application would: - reflect all of the changes proposed by 26/AP/0377 to the sizes and layouts of the various buildings, elevations, basements, rooms, dwellings and external facilities across the consented development; - reflect the conversion of 75 dwellings from their consented Shared Ownership tenure to their proposed Social Rent tenure; - insert the GLA's Mortgagee in Possession (MiP) clauses; - omit the requirement to explore opportunities for healthcare providers to occupy the Block C commercial premises, enabling the applicant to instead proceed to exploring opportunities for the premises to be occupied as affordable workspace; and - make other non-material changes to the Section 106 Agreement wording.

    19 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • 26/AP/0377 Decided

    Land Known As Devonshire Place 747-759 And 765-775 Old Kent Road And Land At Devonshire Grove London SE15 1NZ

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/AP/1862 (as amended by 26/AP/1158), which gave consent for: "Phased mixed-use redevelopment of the site, comprising: - Demolition of all existing buildings/structures, site clearance and excavation; - Construction of buildings to provide residential dwellings (Class C3) and flexible commercial, business and service space (Class E); - Construction of buildings to provide purpose built student accommodation including associated amenity and ancillary space, flexible commercial, business, service and community spaces within Classes E/F2(b) (Sui Generis); and - Provision of associated car and cycle parking, open space and landscaping, means of access and highway alterations, installation of plant and utilities and all other associated ancillary works incidental to the development)". The non-material amendments sought by 26/AP/0377 are: - Change of tenure of the 75 consented dwellings in Building C from Shared Ownership to Social Rent; - Relocation of the consented basement at Building A to Building B; - Re-sizing of the consented basement at Building D; - Changes across all four buildings to the circulation core arrangements, as well as the size and layout of the internal communal amenity facilities, cycle storage facilities, refuse stores and ancillary facilities; - Reconfiguration of the consented rooftops, affecting the rooftop plant areas, the shared communal amenity spaces, and the extent and nature of greening; - Changes to the consented elevations (including small reductions in the overall height) of Buildings A, B, C and D; - Adjustments to the layouts of the consented Class C3 homes, including in some instances the associated balconies; - Adjustments to the distribution of the consented wheelchair Class C3 homes; and - Removal/changes to some legal obligations, including the Healthcare Facility and the Early Stage Viability Review trigger timeframe.

    6 Feb 2026 Conditions