Planning application
789-799 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1NZ
Works: Demolition
Relates to 23/AP/2365
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Details of Condition 8 'Final Ground Plane Spot Levels Plan' as required by planning permission 23/AP/2365, which gave consent for: "Demolition of the existing building and the construction of a self-storage facility (Use Class B8), food retail unit (Use Class E(a)) and light industrial units (Use Class E(g)(iii)), together with undercroft service yard and car parking area, landscaping and a public pedestrian/cycle way".
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/2994
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/2994
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 12 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- SE15 1NZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 6 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/AP/3072 Awaiting decision
789-799 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1NZ
Details of condition 10 (Surface water drainage system) pursuant to planning permission 23/AP/2365 (Demolition of the existing building and the construction of a self-storage facility (Use Class B8), food retail unit (Use Class E(a)) and light industrial units (Use Class E(g)(iii)), together with undercroft service yard and car parking area, landscaping and a public pedestrian/cycle way.)
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26/AP/2998 Awaiting decision
789-799 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1NZ
Details of condition 21 'Cycle Parking Facilities' required by planning permission 23/AP/2365, which gave consent for: "Demolition of the existing building and the construction of a self-storage facility (Use Class B8), food retail unit (Use Class E(a)) and light industrial units (Use Class E(g)(iii)), together with undercroft service yard and car parking area, landscaping and a public pedestrian/cycle way".
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26/AP/2997 Awaiting decision
789-799 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1NZ
Details of Condition 9 'Digital Connectivity' required by planning permission 23/AP/2365, which gave consent for: "Demolition of the existing building and the construction of a self-storage facility (Use Class B8), food retail unit (Use Class E(a)) and light industrial units (Use Class E(g)(iii)), together with undercroft service yard and car parking area, landscaping and a public pedestrian/cycle way".
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26/AP/2605 Awaiting decision
789-799 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1NZ
Install six no. fascia signs on the elevations of the Big Yellow Self Storage facility at the above address (the Application Site) approved under Planning Application Ref 23/AP/2365, granted on 15/5/2026 for the following:
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23/AP/2365 Granted
789-799 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1NZ
Demolition of the existing building and the construction of a self-storage facility (Use Class B8), food retail unit (Use Class E(a)) and light industrial units (Use Class E(g)(iii)), together with undercroft service yard and car parking area, landscaping and a public pedestrian/cycle way.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Oct 2026
Received by Southwark
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13 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 December 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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23/AP/2365 Granted
789-799 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1NZ
Demolition of the existing building and the construction of a self-storage facility (Use Class B8), food retail unit (Use Class E(a)) and light industrial units (Use Class E(g)(iii)), together with undercroft service yard and car parking area, landscaping and a public pedestrian/cycle way.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Southwark for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southwark's median decision took 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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