Crown Court 1 Pocock Street London Southwark SE1 0BT

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

• 26/AP/2996 Awaiting decision

  Crown Court 1 Pocock Street London Southwark SE1 0BT

  Deed of Variation to amend the Section 106 Agreement associated with planning permission ref: 25/AP/2203: 'To amend the definition of Social Rented Housing and amending clauses at Sch 3, 5.3 (Service Charge), Sch 5, 2.1 (Blue Badge Parking) and Sch 6, 1.2 (Public Realm Works)'

  Submitted 2 Oct 2026

1. 30 Oct 2025

   Received by Southwark

2. 3 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 29 December 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.

This application is with Southwark for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southwark decided prior approval applications in a median of 47 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court 1-15 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT

  24/AP/0730 Submitted 15 Mar 2024 50 yards away

  Non material amendment to planning permission ref. 22/AP/1347: Minor material amendments to planning permission 20/AP/1537 [approval date: 06.05.2021] for the development of the site including partial demolition, extensions and alterations to provide a commercial building with community uses. NMA Sought: To add a new planning condition to create a phased planning permission for CIL purposes.

  Decided Conditions Extension Demolition 7 docs

• Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court 1-15 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT

  22/AP/1347 Submitted 1 Apr 2022 50 yards away

  Minor material amendments to planning permission 20/AP/1537 [approval date: 06.05.2021] for the development of the site including partial demolition, extensions and alterations to provide a commercial building with community uses. The amendments comprise: - basement and structural alterations including deepened and extended basement and revised piling approach; - cross laminated timber floor construction changed to concrete plank system; - addition of external structural columns on Sawyer Street façade; - internal reconfiguration including consolidation of cores, relocated refuse store, revised cycle parking and end of journey facilities, revised affordable workspace and community auditorium design; - fire strategy updates; - external alterations to doors and repositioning of south-east external stair; - relocation of visitor cycle parking; - rooftop amendments including revised swimming pool and atrium, revised roof plant enclosures, revised Community Pavilion layout, provision of additional office space; and - the addition of 37 more trees.

  Granted Amendments Extension Demolition +1 164 docs

• Crown Court 1 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT

  21/AP/4108 Submitted 23 Nov 2021 50 yards away

  Details of Condition 3 (relating to Tree Protection measures), as required by planning permission 20/AP/1537 dated 06.05.2021 for the development of the site including partial demolition, extensions and alterations to provide a commercial building with community uses.

  Granted Conditions Extension Demolition +1 9 docs

• Roots In The Sky (Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court) 1-15 Pocock Street London Southwark SE1 0BT

  22/AP/3243 Submitted 31 Aug 2022 50 yards away

  Discharge of Schedule 7, Part 1, Clause 1.1 'Section 38/278 Highways Works Specification' of the Section 106 Agreement attached to planning permision 22/AP/1347, which itself is an amendment of planning permission 20/AP/1537, for:"Development of site, involving part demolition, alterations and extensions to the existing building and basement, including the change of use from Class D1 to Class B1, to provide a seven-storey building with rooftop pavilions comprising: office floorspace (Class B1); retail spaces (Class A1); a cafe (Class A3); a restaurant (B1/A3); a bar (Class A4/B1); leisure uses including a publicly accessible roof terrace (Class D2); other external amenity spaces and landscaping; a new entrance on Loman Street and route through the building; plant, and; other associated works".

  Decided Conditions Extension Demolition 9 docs

• Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court 1-15 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT

  22/AP/1545 Submitted 29 Apr 2022 50 yards away

  Details of Condition 6 'Programme of Archaeological Evaluation', as required by planning permission 20/AP/1537 dated 06.05.2021 for: "Development of site, involving part demolition, alterations and extensions to the existing building and basement, including the change of use from Class D1 to Class B1, to provide a seven-storey building with rooftop pavilions comprising: office floorspace (Class B1); retail spaces (Class A1); a cafe (Class A3); a restaurant (B1/A3); a bar (Class A4/B1); leisure uses including a publicly accessible roof terrace (Class D2); other external amenity spaces and landscaping; a new entrance on Loman Street and route through the building; plant, and; other associated works".

  Granted Conditions Extension Demolition 6 docs

• Site Of The Former Blackfriars Crown Court 1-15 Pocock Street London SE1 0BT

  22/AP/1546 Submitted 29 Apr 2022 50 yards away

  Details of Condition 7 'Programme of Archaeological Mitigation' attached to planning permission 20/AP/1537 dated 06.05.2021, for: "Development of site, involving part demolition, alterations and extensions to the existing building and basement, including the change of use from Class D1 to Class B1, to provide a seven-storey building with rooftop pavilions comprising: office floorspace (Class B1); retail spaces (Class A1); a cafe (Class A3); a restaurant (B1/A3); a bar (Class A4/B1); leisure uses including a publicly accessible roof terrace (Class D2); other external amenity spaces and landscaping; a new entrance on Loman Street and route through the building; plant, and; other associated works".

  Granted Conditions Extension Demolition 6 docs

• 26/AP/1825 Granted

  Arch 622-626 St James Road And Single Storey Extension On Bombay Street Bermondsey London SE16 4RA

  Prior approval for the demolition of a single storey brick building spanning the southern/western side of Arch 622-626.

  Received 23 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 26/AP/1785 Withdrawn

  65 Grove Hill Road London Southwark SE5 8DF

  Prior approval for addition of a second-story extension to the existing terrace to match the same height as adjoining property

  Received 19 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 26/AP/1562 Granted

  1 London Bridge London Southwark SE1 9BG

  Prior approval notification (Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J) for installation of anti-glare photovoltaic panels on the plant room roofs of the East and West towers of 1 London Bridge.

  Received 1 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 26/AP/1717 Refused

  296 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 2TE

  Prior approval for change of use of the second floor from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 1 self-contained flat under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

  Received 15 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 26/AP/2300 Awaiting decision

  Second Floor 48 - 50 Denmark Hill London Southwark SE5 8RZ

  Prior approval notification for the change of use from office (Use Class E) to two flats (Use Class C3)

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval