The Old Gas Works 709 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JZ

This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/AP/2482 Awaiting decision

  The Old Gas Works 709 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JZ

  Additions to existing base station installation.

  Submitted 19 Aug 2026
• 22/AP/3217 Granted

  The Old Gas Works 709 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JZ

  Construction of a new below ground gas governor (gas pressure controllers) and associated servicing and parking area

  Decided 7 Nov 2023 Full applications
• 22/AP/1652 Decided

  The Old Gas Works 709 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JZ

  Environment Impact Assessment Scoping Report (Gas Holder site) for the development of two buildings to provide 750 residential dwellings (Class C3)and commercial (Class E) floorspace at ground floor and for the deconstruction and remediation of Gas Holder no.13 to provide publicly accessible open space and play space/lido, new pedestrian and vehicle routes and other associated works of de-contamination.

  Decided 5 Aug 2022 Outline

1. 19 Aug 2026

   Received by Southwark

2. 4 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 October 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.

This application is with Southwark for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southwark's median decision took 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• The Old Gas Works 709 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JZ

  26/AP/2482 Submitted 19 Aug 2026 0m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~2 Nov

  Additions to existing base station installation.

  Awaiting decision

• The Old Gas Works 709 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JZ

  22/AP/1652 Submitted 11 May 2022 48m away

  Environment Impact Assessment Scoping Report (Gas Holder site) for the development of two buildings to provide 750 residential dwellings (Class C3)and commercial (Class E) floorspace at ground floor and for the deconstruction and remediation of Gas Holder no.13 to provide publicly accessible open space and play space/lido, new pedestrian and vehicle routes and other associated works of de-contamination.

  Decided Outline 7 docs

• Gas Holder Number 13 709 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JZ

  22/AP/0937 Submitted 19 Mar 2022 55m away

  Installation of 5G electronic communications equipment and associated ancillary developments to gas holder installations

  Refused Full applications 19 docs

• Gas Holder Number 13 709 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JZ

  22/AP/2100 Submitted 14 Jun 2022 55m away

  Installation of 5G electronic communications equipment and associated ancillary developments to gas holder installations

  Refused Heritage and listed buildings 20 docs

• 685-689 Old Kent Road London Southwark

  22/AP/2158 Submitted 17 Jun 2022 58m away

  Details of condition 42 (Archaeological Post Excavation Works Report) required by planning permission 18/AP/0196Demolition of existing buildings and erection of and construction of a part 3, part 7, part 22 storey building (76.6m) from ground level with roof top level amenity space, comprising 111 dwellings, 1,151 sqm (GIA) of D1 floorspace for a church with ancillary communal facilities, 2,173 sqm (GIA) of workspace (B1a and B1c) Use Class) and 87 sqm (GIA) of A1/A2/B1 floorspace, with associated landscaping, car and cycle parking, servicing and refuse and recycling facilities.(This application represents a departure from strategic policy 10 'Jobs and businesses' of the Core Strategy (2011) and saved policy 1.2 'strategic and local preferred industrial locations' of the Southwark Plan (2007) by virtue of proposing to introduce residential accommodation in a preferred industrial location).

  Granted Conditions 5 docs
  Major scheme

• Land Bounded By Ruby Street Murdock Street And 685-695 Old Kent Road London SE15 1JS

  22/AP/2244 Submitted 23 Jun 2022 58m away

  Details of Condition 18 - detailed drawings of a hard and soft landscaping scheme required by planning permission 18/AP/0196 dated 22/12/2020 for 'Demolition of existing buildings and erection of and construction of a part 3, part 7, part 22 storey building (76.6m) from ground level with roof top level amenity space, comprising 111 dwellings, 1,151 sqm (GIA) of D1 floorspace for a church with ancillary communal facilities, 2,173 sqm (GIA) of workspace (B1a and B1c) Use Class) and 87 sqm (GIA) of A1/A2/B1 floorspace, with associated landscaping, car and cycle parking, servicing and refuse and recycling facilities. (This application represents a departure from strategic policy 10 'Jobs and businesses' of the Core Strategy (2011) and saved policy 1.2 'strategic and local preferred industrial locations' of the Southwark Plan (2007) by virtue of proposing to introduce residential accommodation in a preferred industrial location)'.

  Refused Conditions Demolition 35 docs
  Major scheme