Planning application
Nelson Dry Dock Rotherhithe Street London Southwark SE16 5HW
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Partial demolition of jetty head and replacement of the river wall at 265 Rotherhithe St, London SE16 5HW.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1292
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/1292
- Type
- Minor application
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 7 May 2026
- Ward
- Surrey Docks
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
- Postcode
- SE16 5HW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2026
Received by Southwark
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7 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 July 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 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in The Oval
Active · incorporated 1992 · The Oval
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
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