Driscoll House New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4YT

1. 26 Sep 2023

   Received by Southwark

2. 30 Nov 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 Aug 2025

   Decision issued: Major - GRANTED

4. 26 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

• Driscoll House New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4YT

  23/AP/2696 Submitted 26 Sep 2023 0m away

  Listed Building Consent: Partial demolition of the existing building. Construction of a part two/ part three storey brick extension on the southern elevation and a three-storey brick extension on eastern elevation with greens roofs, PVs and ASHP to provide additional hostel accommodation and facilities. Internal remodelling at basement and ground and mezzanine levels. Creation of a new opening and new door on the north elevation at basement level. Partial demolition of southern boundary wall and railings fronting onto New Kent Road (northern boundary) and associated landscaping. Minor internal repairs and external fabric repairs.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition 137 docs
  Small domestic

• 160 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4YS

  25/AP/2295 Submitted 12 Aug 2025 58m away

  Listed building consent for the installation of No: 3 VELUX Heritage Conservation Roof Windows. 1 to the front elevation and 2 to the rear elevation.

  Refused Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 15 docs

• 160 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4YS

  25/AP/2294 Submitted 12 Aug 2025 58m away

  Installation of No: 3 VELUX Heritage Conservation Roof Windows. 1 to the front elevation and 2 to the rear elevation.

  Refused Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 16 docs
  Domestic

• 160 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4YS

  25/AP/2311 Submitted 12 Aug 2025 58m away

  Replace existing timber windows to the front and rear elevation with new replacement double glazed windows with matching profiles / like for like. Replace a single door to the rear garden with a window that matches existing windows

  Refused Householder Windows or glazing 16 docs
  Domestic

• 160 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4YS

  25/AP/2312 Submitted 12 Aug 2025 58m away

  Listed building consent for the replacement of existing timber windows to the front and rear elevation with new replacement double glazed windows with matching profiles / like for like. Replace a single door to the rear garden with a window that matches existing windows

  Refused Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 20 docs

• Land Rear 154 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4YS

  23/AP/2892 Submitted 16 Oct 2023 75m away

  Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 19/AP/5570 granted on 13/11/2020 for: ( Erection of a one bedroom dwelling at Land to the rear of 154 New Kent Road and Baytree Mews. The changes sought are as follows: - Increase the size at lower ground and ground floor level and addition of two rooflights in association with the following external and internal changes:-Increase in the roof height from 1.55m to 1.77m; increase distance between no. 154 from 7.3m to almost 7.8m; eliminate windows facing the rear of No154 New Kent Road, provide two gates in the brick wall to the street; propose a 900mm deep canopy over a dedicated entrance door; propose a 1.3m high brick wall on the boundary to No154; suggest the use of brick, with a stone or tile fascia on all elevations of the upper floor instead of timber cladding, the retained street level garden would increase from 24sqm to 30.7sqm; proposes a central basement courtyard (10.8sqm), and the amended secondary basement courtyard (9.2sqm), providing a total of 50.7sqm amenity space; courtyard on the south-west corner would be surrounded by wraparound glazing; location of bins and cycle storage would be changed to a discreet location at street level; the wall of the existing garden walls on the eastern boundary of the site would be retained; the new layout would provide for direct escape through a main front door on the upper level, before escaping via the main entrance steps down to the street.Internal changes: The new house would now comprises 4 habitable rooms, a dedicated bedroom space is to be provided, the access to the bathroom has been amended to allow for natural daylighting & ventilation, show additional cupboard space, provides a WC on the bedroom level and the FFL of the upper floors has been adjusted to re-introduce the recommended 300mm freeboard above flood level.

  Withdrawn Amendments Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 21 docs
  Domestic

• 26/AP/1021 Refused

  Davotti Apartments 351 Rotherhithe Street London Southwark SE16 5LJ

  Construction of two additional storeys to provide 4 self-contained flats

  10 Apr 2026 Full applications
• 26/AP/1371 Granted

  135 Merrow Street London Southwark SE17 2NX

  Providing level access from the street; refurbishment of interior spaces; replacement of the existing rear/side lean-to structure with a new infill arrangement, incorporating a new wall to the Villa Street elevation and the rear courtyard; retention and repair of existing facades including the repainted hand-painted signage; and new electrical supply and mechanical ventilation provision.

  12 May 2026 Full applications
• 26/AP/1445 Granted

  42A Harper Road London Southwark SE1 6AD

  Retrospective application for the installation of external security shutters and a postbox

  20 May 2026 Full applications
• 26/AP/1322 Granted

  St Francis R C Primary School Friary Road London Southwark SE15 1RQ

  Installation of 7no. new external air conditioning units.

  7 May 2026 Full applications
• 26/AP/0780 Granted

  10 Marshalsea Road London Southwark SE1 1HL

  Amalgamation of ground and basement Class (E) with existing first, second and third floor dwelling (C3) to create enlarged dwelling and associated bike and bin stores

  18 Mar 2026 Full applications