Progress House 5 Mandela Way London Southwark

Pending 26/AP/1036
Council
Date received
10 Apr 2026
Date validated
13 Apr 2026
Postcode
SE1 5SZ

Description

Discharge of Condition 3(b) 'Remediation strategy' required by planning permission 25/AP/0201, which gave consent for: "Change of use from bus depot (Sui Generis use class) to waste vehicle depot (Sui Generis use class), demolition of existing buildings and erection of ancillary office and welfare building, workshop, wash bay, EV charging units, fire partitions, fuel and water tanks and new electricity substation, along with associated hard and soft landscaping, car and cycle parking and refuse storage and other associated works".

Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#47 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Southwark is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #43 out of 292. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Southwark decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #105 of 292
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #87 of 292
80%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #43 of 292
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #111 of 292
92%
Minor dwellings approved
263 decided (1-9 homes)
70%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
36 decided
1,589
Total decisions
137 refused in 2025