Planning application
Plot C1 53 Former South London Mail Centre Nine Elms Lane SW8 5BB
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Section 96A application for non-material amendments (to vary the approved plans to allow for design development including the reconfiguration of the car park and the addition of 1no. car parking space, reduction in ground floor door heights and inclusion of a safety rail to the terrace at the front of Block B) to reserved matters approval dated 19/06/2019 ref. 2019/1696 "Application for approval of reserved matters (Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) for Plot C1 pursuant to Condition 3 of part outline and part detailed planning permission 2017/6762 dated 28/03/2019 for "Minor Material Amendment pursuant to Conditions 1 (time limit), 2 (time limit for reserved matters), 9 (parameter plans), 11 (Maximum Floorspaces), 15 (distribution and internal configuration of residential units for each plot), 32 (construction sequence and delivery plan) and 41 (land and groundwater contamination) of part outline and part detailed planning permission 2016/2424, dated 23rd January 2017 for "Minor Material Amendment pursuant to Conditions 3 (reserved matters), 9 (parameter plans), 10 (GEA floorspace limits), 13 (residential unit limit), 18 (car parking space limit), 32 (B8 use restriction) and 41 (land and groundwater contamination) of part outline and part detailed planning permission 2011/2462, dated 30/03/12 for demolition of all existing buildings and construction of a mixed use redevelopment comprising 7 building plots with buildings up to 23 storeys high to provide residential units; commercial and community floorspace; associated basement parking and part of the 'Nine Elms Linear Park'. All matters reserved apart from the appearance and scale of Blocks B1, D1 & G and two new access points from Nine Elms Lane."
As published by the council, reference 2021/3355
Application record
- Reference
- 2021/3355
- Type
- Non-Material Amendment
- Status
- Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve No Conditions
- Received
- 15 Jul 2021
- Validated
- 19 Jul 2021
- Decided
- 3 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Queenstown - Historic
- Decision by
- Delegated Standard
- Postcode
- SW8 5BB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wandsworth register
This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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2021/3420 Granted
Plot C1 53 Former South London Mail Centre Nine Elms Lane SW8 5BB
Submission of details pursuant to the partial approval of Condition 17 (Landscape) in relation to Plot C1 of planning permission ref. 2017/6762 dated 28/03/2019 for 'Minor Material Amendment pursuant to Conditions 1 (time limit), 2 (time limit for reserved matters), 9 (parameter plans), 11 (maximum floorspace), 15 (distribution and configuration of residential units for each plot), 32 (construction sequence and delivery plan) and 41 (land and groundwater contamination) of part outline and part detailed planning permission 2016/2424, dated 23rd January 2017 for "Minor Material Amendment pursuant to Conditions 3 (reserved matters), 9 (parameter plans), 10 (GEA floorspace limits), 13 (residential unit limit), 18 (car parking space limit), 32 (B8 use restriction) and 41 (land and groundwater contamination) of part outline and part detailed planning permission 2011/2462, dated 30/03/12 for demolition of all existing buildings and construction of a mixed use redevelopment comprising 7 building plots with buildings up to 23 storeys high to provide residential units; commercial and community floorspace; associated basement parking and part of the "Nine Elms Linear Park". All matters reserved apart from the appearance and scale of Blocks B1, D1 and G and two new access points from Nine Elms Lane.')
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2021/3265 Granted
Plot C1 53 Former South London Mail Centre Nine Elms Lane SW8 5BB
Matters relating to a S106 Agreement pursuant to the District Heating Network (DHN) Statement required under Schedule 3, Part 7, Para.3.3 and 3.5 in relation to Plot C1 of planning permission ref. 2017/6762 dated 28/03/2019 for 'Minor Material Amendment pursuant to Conditions 1 (time limit), 2 (time limit for reserved matters), 9 (parameter plans), 11 (maximum floorspace), 15 (distribution and configuration of residential units for each plot), 32 (construction sequence and delivery plan) and 41 (land and groundwater contamination) of part outline and part detailed planning permission 2016/2424, dated 23rd January 2017 for "Minor Material Amendment pursuant to Conditions 3 (reserved matters), 9 (parameter plans), 10 (GEA floorspace limits), 13 (residential unit limit), 18 (car parking space limit), 32 (B8 use restriction) and 41 (land and groundwater contamination) of part outline and part detailed planning permission 2011/2462, dated 30/03/12 for demolition of all existing buildings and construction of a mixed use redevelopment comprising 7 building plots with buildings up to 23 storeys high to provide residential units; commercial and community floorspace; associated basement parking and part of the "Nine Elms Linear Park". All matters reserved apart from the appearance and scale of Blocks B1, D1 and G and two new access points from Nine Elms Lane.')
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2019/5040 Granted
Plot C1 53 Former South London Mail Centre Nine Elms Lane SW8 5BB
Matters relating to a S106 Agreement pursuant to the Net Assets Test required under Sch 3, Part 3, Para. 4.1(a) (for Plot C1 only) associated with planning permission ref: 2017/6762 (Minor Material Amendment pursuant to Conditions 1 (time limit), 2 (time limit for reserved matters), 9 (parameter plans), 11 (Maximum Floorspaces), 15 (distribution and internal configuration of residential units for each plot), 32 (construction sequence and delivery plan) and 41 (land and groundwater contamination) of part outline and part detailed planning permission 2016/2424, dated 23rd January 2017 for "Minor Material Amendment pursuant to Conditions 3 (reserved matters), 9 (parameter plans), 10 (GEA floorspace limits), 13 (residential unit limit), 18 (car parking space limit), 32 (B8 use restriction) and 41 (land and groundwater contamination) of part outline and part detailed planning permission 2011/2462, dated 30/03/12 for demolition of all existing buildings and construction of a mixed use redevelopment comprising 7 building plots with buildings up to 23 storeys high to provide residential units; commercial and community floorspace; associated basement parking and part of the 'Nine Elms Linear Park'. All matters reserved apart from the appearance and scale of Blocks B1, D1 & G and two new access points from Nine Elms Lane.".
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jul 2021
Received by Wandsworth
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19 Jul 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Approve No Conditions
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29 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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