Planning application
229-235 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 6NP
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for the redevelopment of land comprising circa 850 student accommodation beds, associated amenity and ancillary space within a single tower up to 48 storeys, with up to 400 sqm of non-residential space (potentially including commercial, workspace, retail, and community uses) and new public realm.
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3819
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/3819
- Type
- Scoping opinion (EIA)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Scoping Opinion - EIA Regs
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 6 May 2026
- Ward
- St Georges
- Parish
- Borough, Bankside And Walworth
- Decision by
- Source Team
- Postcode
- SE1 6NP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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26/AP/2320 Awaiting decision
229-235 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 6NP
Redevelopment of the site to include demolition of no. 229 and Pocock House, erection of a purpose built student accommodation building (Sui Generis), retention and remodeling of nos. 231 and 233 to provide flexible commercial/community floorspace (Class E / Class F1 / Class F2), with associated public realm, access, car parking, cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping and other ancillary works. For information only: - The proposed PBSA building including additional rooftop plant/enclosure is Maximum 150.655m AOD/147.055m above ground and is 45 storeys. The maximum height of the remodeling of Nos 231 and 233 is 18.745m AOD/15.145m above ground. The development as a whole comprises: - 798 bedrooms: 851 bedspaces - 255 sqm GIA of flexible commercial, learning and non-residential institution floorspace (Class E / F1/F2 use); The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement (ES) in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended). This can be viewed on Southwark Council's Public Access for Planning Register. Hard copies of the ES are available for inspection at the John Harvard Library, 211 Borough High St, London SE1 1JA (Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm, Saturday 9am-5pm). Hard copies can also be purchased from DP9 Ltd 100 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5NQ, telephone: 020 7004 1700
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by Southwark
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6 May 2026
Decision issued: Scoping Opinion - EIA Regs
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10 Aug 2026
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DP9 Ltd Agent
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