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Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

Awaiting decision Southwark 25/AP/2592 Minor application

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Proposal

Erection of electrical substation building and associated works.

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2592

Application record

Reference
25/AP/2592
Type
Minor application
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
10 Sep 2025
Validated
23 Sep 2025
Ward
Old Kent Road
Parish
Peckham And Nunhead
Postcode
SE1 5BA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 16 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/AP/2608 Awaiting decision

    Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    New signage to the new build burger king unit on the retail park.

    Submitted 2 Sep 2026 Advertising
  • 26/AP/2549 Decided

    Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    Dispay of Internally illuminated totem sign

    Submitted 27 Aug 2026
  • 26/AP/1086 Granted

    Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    Details of Condition 3(d) Arboricultural Method Statement as required by full planning permission 24/AP/3676 dated 09/10/2025 for Proposal for the installation of one substation, one feeder pillar, two lampposts and CCTV within the car park of Cantium Retail Park.

    Decided 9 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 26/AP/0370 Granted

    Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    Details of Condition 3 'Archaeological Evaluation and Site Investigation Works' as required by planning permission 25/AP/2592, which gave consent for: "Erection of electrical substation building and associated works".

    Decided 26 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • 26/AP/0157 Granted

    Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    Partial discharge of condition 11a 'details of the proposed painted mural on the north elevation' required by planning permission ref no. 24/AP/1914 dated 6 May 2025

    Decided 12 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • 26/AP/0158 Decided

    Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 24/AP/1914 'Erection of 2no pod units (flexible use including for Classes E(a) and/or E(b)), creation of new pedestrian access to Olmar Street and associated works and development to site layout' NMA sought: To remove condition 7 (Archaeological Public Engagement)

    Decided 4 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • 26/AP/0021 Granted

    Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    Discharge of Condition 22- Biodiversity Net Gain required by planning permission 24/AP/1914 dated 06/05/2025 for erection of 2no pod units (flexible use including for Classes E(a) and/or E(b)), creation of new pedestrian access to Olmar Street and associated works and development to site layout

    Decided 14 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 25/AP/3529 Granted

    Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    Discharge of Condition 8 'Archaeological Foundation Design' required by planning permission 24/AP/1914 (dated 06.05.2025), which gave consent for: "Erection of 2no pod units (flexible use including for Classes E(a) and/or E(b)), creation of new pedestrian access to Olmar Street and associated works and development to site layout".

    Decided 15 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 25/AP/3494 Granted

    Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    Discharge of Conditions 6 Archaeological mitigation as required by planning permission 24/AP/1914 dated 06/05/2025 for Erection of 2no pod units (flexible use including for Classes E(a) and/or E(b)), creation of new pedestrian access to Olmar Street and associated works and development to site layout

    Decided 13 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 25/AP/3321 Awaiting decision

    Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    Variation of Condition 3 'Arboricultural Meeting, Method Statement and Cross Sections' as required by planning permission 24/AP/3676, which gave consent for: "Proposal for the installation of one substation, one feeder pillar, two lampposts and CCTV within the car park of Cantium Retail Park". The variation sought by 25/AP/3221 is to part (c) of the condition, and requests that the original requirement for cross sections be changed to a requirement for a construction methodology within or adjacent to Root Protection Areas.

    Submitted 13 Nov 2025 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 23 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Southwark took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/AP/0370 Granted

    Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    Details of Condition 3 'Archaeological Evaluation and Site Investigation Works' as required by planning permission 25/AP/2592, which gave consent for: "Erection of electrical substation building and associated works".

    Decided 26 Feb 2026 Conditions

Who's behind it

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Savills (UK) Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1991 · London

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

17 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Southwark for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southwark decided full applications in a median of 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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  • Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    25/AP/2971 Submitted 13 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~9 Dec

    Details of Condition 3 'Construction Environment Management Plan' as required by planning permission 24/AP/1914 (dated 06.05.2025), which gave consent for: "Erection of 2no pod units (flexible use including for Classes E(a) and/or E(b)), creation of new pedestrian access to Olmar Street and associated works and development to site layout".

    Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docs

  • Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    25/AP/3274 Submitted 10 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~6 Jan

    Details of Condition 10 (Bat Boxes) as required by planning permission 24/AP/1914 dated 06/05/2025 for 'Erection of 2no pod units (flexible use including for Classes E(a) and/or E(b)), creation of new pedestrian access to Olmar Street and associated works and development to site layout'.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs

  • Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    25/AP/3275 Submitted 10 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~5 Jan

    Details of Condition 13 (Bird Boxes) as required by planning permission 24/AP/1914 dated 06/05/2025 for 'Erection of 2no pod units (flexible use including for Classes E(a) and/or E(b)), creation of new pedestrian access to Olmar Street and associated works and development to site layout'.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs

  • Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    26/AP/0021 Submitted 6 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 22- Biodiversity Net Gain required by planning permission 24/AP/1914 dated 06/05/2025 for erection of 2no pod units (flexible use including for Classes E(a) and/or E(b)), creation of new pedestrian access to Olmar Street and associated works and development to site layout

    Granted Conditions 9 docs

  • Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    25/AP/3251 Submitted 7 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~5 Jan

    Details of Condition 9 (Surface Water Drainage System) as required by planning permission 24/AP/1914 dated 06/05/2025 for 'Erection of 2no pod units (flexible use including for Classes E(a) and/or E(b)), creation of new pedestrian access to Olmar Street and associated works and development to site layout'.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 9 docs

  • Cantium Retail Park 520 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

    25/AP/3046 Submitted 20 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~15 Dec

    Details of Condition 4 'Construction Logistics Plan' as required by planning permission 24/AP/1914 (dated 06.05.2025, which gave consent for: "Erection of 2no pod units (flexible use including for Classes E(a) and/or E(b)), creation of new pedestrian access to Olmar Street and associated works and development to site layout".

    Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs

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