Southwark Council's Planning Committee is considering amendments to a previously approved development at Chambers Wharf, Chambers Street, London, SE16 4XQ. The application [24/AP/3801] seeks permission for material amendments to the existing planning permission [07/AP/1262], focusing on Blocks A, B, C, and D and associated landscaping. The application seeks amendments to the internal configuration, external design and overall massing, mix and unit numbers, and variation of the conditions of consent. These changes aim to update the development to meet current fire regulations, energy efficiency standards, and space requirements, while also incorporating resident amenity facilities.
The proposed amendments include:
- Changes to façade design and composition to meet updated fire regulations and energy and sustainability standards as well as addressing overheating.
- Adjustments to building footprint, form, and massing.
- Internal reconfiguration of units to address the current Nationally Described Space Standards, resulting in a change in mix and a reduction in units from 589 to 566.
- Re-organisation of building cores, additional staircases and inclusion of additional fire safety features including sprinklers.
- A mix of winter gardens and balconies.
- Addition of plant, lift overruns, and smoke vents and risers on the roof of buildings, contributing to overall increases in building massing and heights ranging between 3.9 and 4.9 metres.
- New residential amenity facilities in Building A, C and D, including swimming pool a gym uses.
- Amendments to condition 34 to reflect the reduction in commercial floorspace by 113m2.
- Inclusion of revised energy strategy, facilitated by inclusion of rooftop plant
- Adjustments to the basement layout for Thames Tideway Tunnel infrastructure.
- A rise in the finished floor level of building C for flood protection.
The finished floor level of building C is being raised for flood protection.
The application is supported by an environmental compliance note prepared by Trium, assessing the compliance against the original Environmental Statement. According to the Public Reports Pack, the Trium note concludes that the effects presented in the Consented ES remain valid in respect of townscape, visual and heritage considerations. The note also indicates that the primary amendment relevant to air quality would be the change from a combined heat and power (CHP) system to electric air source heat pumps system. Due the transition from the CHP which would have relied onsite combustion to an all electric system, Trium consider the amendments would result in an improvement to operational emissions to air quality.
The Planning Committee (Major Applications) A is scheduled to discuss the application on Wednesday 2 July 2025. According to the agenda, the meeting will take place in the Ground Floor Meeting Room G02 at 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH.