Planning application
2 Varcoe Road London SE16 3DG
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Details submitted to satisfy Schedule 7, Clauses 3.2 and 3.3 's278 Agreement/Highway Works' of the Section 106 Agreement associated with planning permission 18/AP/2895, which gave consent for: "Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new mixed use development comprising a part 7, part 9 storey (maximum height above ground of 29.99m) building of 288sqm commercial floor space (Use Class B1) and 74 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated bin stores, cycle stores, plant rooms and hard and soft landscaping".
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2501
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/2501
- Type
- Section 106 - Satisfying an obligation
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Old Kent Road
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
- Postcode
- SE16 3DG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2025
Received by Southwark
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1 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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2 Varcoe Road London Southwark SE16 3DG
Discharge of Schedule 10 Clause 2.1 (CHP Energy Strategy) of the s106 agreement relating to planning permission ref. 18/AP/2895 'Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new mixed use development comprising a part 7, part 9 storey (maximum height above ground of 29.99m) building of 288sqm commercial floor space (Use Class B1) and 74 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated bin stores, cycle stores, plant rooms and hard and soft landscaping'.
Decided Conditions Demolition 32 docs -
2 Varcoe Road London Southwark SE16 3DG
Discharge of Schedule 7, Clause 2.1 'Service Management Plan' of the Section 106 Agreement attached to planning permission 18/AP/2895, for:"Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new mixed use development comprising a part 7, part 9 storey (maximum height above ground of 29.99m) building of 288sqm commercial floor space (Use Class B1) and 74 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated bin stores, cycle stores, plant rooms and hard and soft landscaping".
Decided Conditions Demolition 4 docs -
2 Varcoe Road London Southwark SE16 3DG
Details of Condition 3 - a programme of archaeological evaluation works in accordance with a written scheme of investigation required by planning permission dated 11/03/2020 [LBS Ref 18/AP/2895] for 'Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new mixed use development comprising a part 7, part 9 storey (maximum height above ground of 29.99m) building of 288sqm commercial floor space (Use Class B1) and 74 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated bin stores, cycle stores, plant rooms and hard and soft landscaping'.
Granted Conditions Demolition 5 docs -
2 Varcoe Road London Southwark SE16 3DG
Discharge of schedule 7 item 1.2 of planning obligation details of car club owner as required by plannign application s106 18/AP/2295 for Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new mixed use development comprising a part 7, part 9 storey (maximum height above ground of 29.99m) building of 288sqm commercial floor space (Use Class B1) and 74 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated bin stores, cycle stores, plant rooms and hard and soft landscaping. 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 of proposing to introduce residential accommodation in a preferred industrial location.
Withdrawn Conditions Demolition -
2 Varcoe Road London Southwark SE16 3DG
Discharge of schedule 7 item 1.1 of planning obligation car club scheme as required by Planning Application S106 18/AP/2295 for Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new mixed use development comprising a part 7, part 9 storey (maximum height above ground of 29.99m) building of 288sqm commercial floor space (Use Class B1) and 74 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated bin stores, cycle stores, plant rooms and hard and soft landscaping. 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 of proposing to introduce residential accommodation in a preferred industrial location.
Withdrawn Conditions Demolition 1 doc -
2 Varcoe Road London Southwark SE16 3DG
Non-material amendment to planning permission 18/AP/2895, for:"Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new mixed use development comprising a part 7, part 9 storey (maximum height above ground of 29.99m) building of 288sqm commercial floor space (Use Class B1) and 74 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated bin stores, cycle stores, plant rooms and hard and soft landscaping".The non-material amendment seeks to adjust the BREEAM rating from "excellent" to "very good".
Withdrawn Conditions Demolition 6 docs
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Land Known As Devonshire Place 747-759 And 765-775 Old Kent Road And Land At Devonshire Grove London SE15 1NZ
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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.