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.
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.
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What was filed?
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 ↗
What happened?
Approved on 26 Mar 2025, determined by the planning committee — 117 weeks from submission (109 over the 8-week target).
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Who is involved?
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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.