518 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/AP/0206 Granted

  518 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

  Works to tree with a TPO: G1 (Group of 2 Carpinus betulus). Installation of a high voltage cable between the point of connection to the proposed substation. This cable route will be within the permissable area (as pe NJUG Vol 4) of the G1 trees. These trees were identified via LANDSCAPE PLAN 25/AP/1598 drawing 22307 SFW XX XX DR L 1001

  Decided 10 Mar 2026 Trees
• 25/AP/3493 Granted

  518 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

  Reconfiguration of seven existing angled bays and installation of six rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipments, as well as the removal of two existing rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment within the car park.

  Decided 26 Jan 2026 Full applications
• 21/AP/3375 Granted

  518 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

  Installation of 2x rapid electric vehicle charging stations and bays along with assosciated equipment to replace 2x existing parking spaces in the McDonald's Old Kent Road car park.

  Decided 12 Nov 2021 Full applications

1. 20 Nov 2025

   Received by Southwark

2. 21 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 16 January 2026, 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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 518 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

  25/AP/3493 Submitted 1 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Reconfiguration of seven existing angled bays and installation of six rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipments, as well as the removal of two existing rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment within the car park.

  Granted Full applications 25 docs

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

  26/AP/2549 Submitted 27 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct

  Dispay of Internally illuminated totem sign

  Decided 6 docs

• 518 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

  26/AP/0206 Submitted 23 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Works to tree with a TPO: G1 (Group of 2 Carpinus betulus). Installation of a high voltage cable between the point of connection to the proposed substation. This cable route will be within the permissable area (as pe NJUG Vol 4) of the G1 trees. These trees were identified via LANDSCAPE PLAN 25/AP/1598 drawing 22307 SFW XX XX DR L 1001

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 518 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA

  21/AP/3375 Submitted 23 Sep 2021 50 yards away

  Installation of 2x rapid electric vehicle charging stations and bays along with assosciated equipment to replace 2x existing parking spaces in the McDonald's Old Kent Road car park.

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

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

  25/AP/2592 Submitted 10 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~18 Nov

  Erection of electrical substation building and associated works.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 17 docs

• 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

• 26/AP/1686 Granted

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

  Non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 14/AP/3844 dated 05.08.2015 (and variation of associated legal agreement) for the '...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.' Amendments sought: -Trigger points of Conditions 5 (Surface water stratgy), 7 (Drainage details), 10 (Site contamination), 12 (Advanced infrastructure and enabling works) amended to exclude demolition works. -Variation of associated S106 (Clause 7.1) to alter demolition sequencing (early demolition of 1-240 Wendover sought)

  Received 10 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 26/AP/1633 Granted

  49-53 Surrey Row London SE1

  Deed of Variation to amend the Section 106 Agreement associated with planning permission ref: 98/AP/1754

  Received 5 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 26/AP/1592 Granted

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

  Deed of variation to amend Schedule 3, paragraph 16 (Car Club Scheme) in relation to Plot 18 / Development Phase 2A of the section 106 agreement attached to planning permission ref. 14/AP/3844 date 05.08.2015 for 'Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment to provide a mixed use development comprising a number of buildings ranging between 2 to 20 storeys in height (9.45m - 72.2m AOD), providing 830 residential dwellings (Class C3); flexible community use, early years facility (Class D1) or gym (Class D2); public and private open space; formation of new accesses and alterations to existing accesses; energy centre; gas pressure reduction station; associated car and cycle parking and associated works.'

  Received 4 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 26/AP/2250 Granted

  Rich Industrial Estate Crimscott Street And Willow Walk London Southwark SE1 5TE

  Deed of Variation to amend the Section 106 Agreement associated with planning permission ref: 20/AP/2993, to amend the definition of Social Rented Housing to meet the requirements of the Rent Standard and deletion of Paragraph 5.3 in Schedule 3 to remove the service charge cap.

  Received 28 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 26/AP/2658 Awaiting decision

  Camberwell Police Station 9 Wren Road London Southwark SE5 8QP

  Details of Condition 2 'Method Statement and Schedule of Works' required by listed building consent ref. 26/AP/1608 'Listed building consent for proposed internal and external alterations to facilitate the conversion of the former Camberwell Police Station to create a mixed-use building comprising of Class E or Sui Generis at ground and lower ground floors and short stay, bed and breakfast accommodation (Use Class C1) at first and second floors.'

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Conditions