Planning application
634-636 Old Kent Road London SE15 1JB
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 18/AP/3463 and approved appeal APP/A5840/W/19/3225213 for: Variation to Condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission 17/AP/1646 for "Demolition of the existing buildings to facilitate the redevelopment of the site to create 42x residential units and 272 sq m (GIA) of flexible commercial floorspace (Class A1/A2/A3/B1) in a new building of between three and six storeys in height, together with disabled car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, plant, and associated works" to allow for: the reduction of the number of stair and lift cores from 2 to 1; 4no. additional dwellings (taking total from 42 to 46); an increase in the overall commercial area (taking total to 285 sqm); an uplift in bin storage, bike storage, communal amenity space at ground floor and plant room area; a 15% increase in the area of the Photo Voltaic panels at roof level (taking total area to 12 sqm); Minor changes to external appearance'. The amendments in this NMA include the following: New back-up generator and compound in ground floor amenity area.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/3084
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/3084
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 19 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- SE15 1JB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Oct 2026
Received by Southwark
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21 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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