Planning application
26/AP/1338
Bankside Yards (BY1) 245 Blackfriars Road London SE1
Proposal
Minor material amendment (S73) pursuant to planning permission 22/AP/2295 dated 12.03.2024 (BY1) for the 'Construction of a lower ground, upper ground and 18 storey building comprising Use Class E (office and retail) floorspace incorporating internal amendments to part of the existing site-wide basement at levels B1 and B2 and all landscaping, public realm and highways improvements together with all associated and ancillary works.' Amendments include: -Height and massing increase -Rooftop reconfiguration -Repositioning of inset balconies (from corners to centre of northern elevation) -Alterations to public realm (planters, benches, paving) -Elevational treatment (cladding, planting, shading fins) -Base of building (concrete raking column structure) -Blackfriars station entrance (reduction of roof 'wings')
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1338
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Southwark
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12 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
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Southwark for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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21/AP/0709 Decided
BY1 Development Site (former Ludgate House) Blackfriars Road London
Request for a Scoping Opinion for the proposed redevelopment of the site, involving the construction of a single building approximately 72m above ordnance datum (AOD) in height, comprising residential and retail development and associated public realm and landscaping
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22/00711/OBS Granted
Ludgate House 245 Blackfriars Road London
Construction of a lower ground, upper ground and 18 storey building comprising Use Class E (office and retail) floorspace incorporating internal amendments to part of the existing site-wide basement at levels B1 and B2 and all landscaping, public realm and highways improvements together with all associated and ancillary works. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement submitted pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. Electronic Copies of the ES and NTS are available free of charge. Hard copies would have an associated printing charge. To request a copy, please contact [email protected] (Observation from other Borough).
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26/AP/1822 Awaiting decision
Bankside Yards Formerly Sampson House 64 Hopton Street SE1 9JH And Ludgate House 245 Blackfriars Road SE1 And Railway Arches London SE1
Details of condition 39 'Electric vehical charging points' as required by planning permission ref no. 18/AP/3696 (as amended by 24/AP/0284).
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26/AP/1588 Decided
Sampson House 64 Hopton Street Ludgate House 245 Blackfriars Road Railway Arches London SE1
Notification submitted to satisfy Schedule 1 Clause 7.1.3.3 (First occupation of any phase) of Section 106 Agreement associated with planning permission ref: 18/AP/3696
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26/AP/0404 Awaiting decision
Bankside Yards (BY2) 64 Hopton Street London Southwark SE1 9JH
Non-material amendment (BY2) to planning permission ref: 12/AP/3940 (as amended by applications ref: 18/AP/3696, 18/AP/1702, and 17/AP/2286 (MMA) and applications ref: 24/AP/0284, 23/AP/2844, and 20/AP/1370 (NMA)) for the 'Demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a mixed use development totalling 144,622sqm GEA comprising 489 flats (Class C3), 45,378 sqm (including basement) of offices (Class B1), 2,627sqm of retail (Classes A1-A5), 1,969sqm of community uses (Class D1) and 1,014sqm of gym (Class D2)...' NMA sought: -Increase of parapet on top of 2nd stair extension; -Increase in depth of 'long bar' retail unit in ground floor colonnade; -Omission of two false colonnade columns; -Change of colonnade soffit material; -Amendment to main and secondary entrance canopies; -Changes to car drop-off soffit design; -Cut back of the resident's amenity deck at ground floor mezzanine level; -Change to the landscape design at ground floor; and -Other minor amendments
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26/AP/2098 Awaiting decision
Building 2, Bankside Yards Formerly Sampson House 64 Hopton Street; Ludgate House 245 Blackfriars Road; And Railway Arches London SE1
Details submitted to satisfy Schedule 3, Paragraph 4.3 (Phase Management Plan) relating to Building 2 only, of the Section 106 Agreement associated with planning permission ref: 18/AP/3696
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26/AP/2179 Awaiting decision
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26/AP/2162 Awaiting decision
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26/AP/2113 Awaiting decision
St Johns Church Of England School Larcom Street London Southwark SE17 1NQ
Minor material amendment of planning permission 22/AP/0130 'Change of use from education (use class F1) to education (use class F1) and/ or workspace/ maker space/ artist studios/ exhibition and community space (sui generis) for a temporary period of 5 years.'. Sought: To extend the temporary permission for a further 5 years.