Planning application
South Lock Control Office South Dock Marina Plough Way London Southwark SE16 7SZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of new fire escape stair case from first floor office to ground floor and new external postal boxes
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3405
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/3405
- Type
- Local Authority Development
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Council's Own - GRANTED
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Surrey Docks
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Simple
- Postcode
- SE16 7SZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/AP/2763 Awaiting decision
South Lock Control Office South Dock Marina Plough Way London Southwark SE16 7SZ
Details of Condition 3 Deconstruction Method Statement as required by planning permission 25/AP/3405 dated 15/05/2026 for Construction of new fire escape stair case from first floor office to ground floor and new external postal boxes 0487 Planning Statement
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25/AP/3406 Granted
South Lock Control Office South Dock Marina Plough Way London Southwark SE16 7SZ
Listed Building Consent for Construction of new fire escape stair case from First floor office to ground floor and new external postal boxes
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Nov 2025
Received by Southwark
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8 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 May 2026
Decision issued: Council's Own - GRANTED
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/AP/2763 Awaiting decision
South Lock Control Office South Dock Marina Plough Way London Southwark SE16 7SZ
Details of Condition 3 Deconstruction Method Statement as required by planning permission 25/AP/3405 dated 15/05/2026 for Construction of new fire escape stair case from first floor office to ground floor and new external postal boxes 0487 Planning Statement
Who's behind it
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Cottrell & Vermeulen Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Southwark
Active · incorporated 2000 · Southwark
21 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southwark granted permission on 15 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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South Lock Control Office South Dock Marina Plough Way London Southwark SE16 7SZ
Listed Building Consent for Construction of new fire escape stair case from First floor office to ground floor and new external postal boxes
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 15 docs -
South Lock Control Office South Dock Marina Plough Way London Southwark SE16 7SZ
95% historically approved · decision due ~19 Nov
Details of Condition 3 Deconstruction Method Statement as required by planning permission 25/AP/3405 dated 15/05/2026 for Construction of new fire escape stair case from first floor office to ground floor and new external postal boxes 0487 Planning Statement
Awaiting decision -
South Dock Marina St Georges Wharf Rope Street London Southwark SE16
Details of condition 4a (intrusive site investigation and associated risk assessment) and 4b (a detailed remediation and/or mitigation strategy) pursuant to planning permission 23/AP/3273 granted on 20.11.2025 for: (Refurbishment of South Dock Marina boatyard to include demolition and removal of all buildings and structures on site, renew services infrastructure, new electricity substation, underground drainage, and hard standings and provide new workshops, studios, toilets showers laundry and associated landscape. Construct new covered boat repair areas with associated gantry and staircase. Removal of the existing crane and replace with new crane, pontoon adjacent to the crane and associated public realm works to the crane area. Addition of new trees to the river walk.)
Granted Conditions Demolition Trees 7 docs -
South Dock Marina Rope Street London Southwark SE16 7SZ
Details of Condition 9 (Surface water drainage system) required by planning permission ref no. 23/AP/3273 'Refurbishment of South Dock Marina boatyard to include demolition and removal of all buildings and structures on site, renew services infrastructure, new electricity substation, underground drainage, and hard standings and provide new workshops, studios, toilets showers laundry and associated landscape. Construct new covered boat repair areas with associated gantry and staircase. Removal of the existing crane and replace with new crane, pontoon adjacent to the crane and associated public realm works to the crane area. Addition of new trees to the river walk'.
Granted Conditions Demolition Trees 23 docs -
South Dock Marina St Georges Wharf Rope Street London Southwark SE16
Details of Condition 6 'Tree Planting' required by planning permission ref no. 23/AP/3273 'Refurbishment of South Dock Marina boatyard to include demolition and removal of all buildings and structures on site, renew services infrastructure, new electricity substation, underground drainage, and hard standings and provide new workshops, studios, toilets showers laundry and associated landscape. Construct new covered boat repair areas with associated gantry and staircase. Removal of the existing crane and replace with new crane, pontoon adjacent to the crane and associated public realm works to the crane area. Addition of new trees to the river walk'.
Granted Conditions Demolition 9 docs -
South Dock Marina St Georges Wharf Rope Street London Southwark SE16
Details of Condition 5 'Arboricultural Method Statement' required by planning permission ref no. 23/AP/3273 'Refurbishment of South Dock Marina boatyard to include demolition and removal of all buildings and structures on site, renew services infrastructure, new electricity substation, underground drainage, and hard standings and provide new workshops, studios, toilets showers laundry and associated landscape. Construct new covered boat repair areas with associated gantry and staircase. Removal of the existing crane and replace with new crane, pontoon adjacent to the crane and associated public realm works to the crane area. Addition of new trees to the river walk'.
Granted Conditions Demolition Trees 14 docs
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