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Planning AtlasSouthwarkBorough & Bankside ward22/AP/4376
Planning application · Southwark

22/AP/4376.

Friars Close Bear Lane London Southwark SE1

Full / Other Planning at Friars Close Bear Lane London Southwark SE1, received 28 Dec 2022 — approved on 26 Mar 2025 by committee.

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Approved
Outcome
26 Mar 2025
117 wks
Decision time
109 wks over the 8-week target
Conditions
not captured
348
Documents
200 linked
16
Objections
5 in support
No
Appeal
none recorded
Record from the Southwark planning register as captured; documents link to the council's own files. Nearby applications are context, not part of this application.
Application

What is it?

Demolition of all existing residential buildings and ancillary structures on site. Construction of residential homes (Use Class C3) and flexible community & learning (Use Classes F1 & F2) floorspace; roof plant enclosure; cycle and vehicle parking; highway and access improvements; and landscape and public realm improvements. The new building would comprise a part nine, part twenty-two storey building to deliver 149 new homes.

Reference
22/AP/4376
Type
Major application
Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Council
Received
28 Dec 2022
Validated
29 Dec 2022
Target date
30 Mar 2023
Decision date
26 Mar 2025
Decision route
Planning committee
Status
Granted
Reference
22/AP/4376
Type
Major application
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Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Council
Received
28 Dec 2022
Validated
29 Dec 2022
Target date
30 Mar 2023
Decision date
26 Mar 2025
Decision route
Planning committee
Status
Granted
Documents

What was filed?

Document
Published
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LONDON FIRE BRIGADE
31 Jul 2025
COMMITTEE ITEM - 8.1
22 May 2025
RR020/591
9 May 2025
TIME EXTENSION LETTER
27 Mar 2025
DECISION NOTICE - MAJOR - GRANT
26 Mar 2025
PRESS NOTICE - 13/03/2025
11 Mar 2025
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
4 Sept 2024
DS2
7 Aug 2024
FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT
30 Jul 2024
16205-01-AAM-XX-XX-DR-A-07050 P2
30 Jul 2024
LONDON FIRE BRIGADE
31 Jul 2025
COMMITTEE ITEM - 8.1
22 May 2025
RR020/591
9 May 2025
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TIME EXTENSION LETTER
27 Mar 2025
DECISION NOTICE - MAJOR - GRANT
26 Mar 2025
PRESS NOTICE - 13/03/2025
11 Mar 2025
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
4 Sept 2024
DS2
7 Aug 2024
FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT
30 Jul 2024
16205-01-AAM-XX-XX-DR-A-07050 P2
30 Jul 2024

348 documents on the council file; the first 200 are listed here.

Documents open on the Southwark portal (the portal needs its documents tab opened first — the link handles that). View the application page ↗

Decision

What happened?

Approved on 26 Mar 2025, determined by the planning committee — 117 weeks from submission (109 over the 8-week target).

Timeline

Date
Event
28 Dec 2022
Application received
29 Dec 2022
Application validated
30 Mar 2023
Statutory target date
26 Mar 2025
Committee decision: Approved
28 Dec 2022
Application received
29 Dec 2022
Application validated
30 Mar 2023
Statutory target date
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26 Mar 2025
Committee decision: Approved

Public response

Measure
Count
Objections
16
In support
5
Total comments
22
Objections
16
In support
5
Total comments
22
People

Who is involved?

Name
Role
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer (report to committee)
Determined at committee
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer (report to committee)
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Determined at committee
Place

What affects it?

Context around the site — not part of this application. Designations over the site: use the map's designations filter (conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4, flood risk …). Decisions within 250 metres of the site are listed below — context, not this application.

Other applications within 250 metres (context — nearby, not this application)

No other geocoded decision is recorded within 250 metres.