Here is a summary of the scheduled discussions for the Planning Committee (Major Applications) B meeting on 14 May 2025. The agenda included the adoption of several supplementary planning documents and consideration of development management, including planning applications for Ilderton Road and Crimscott Street. Note that this summary is based solely on the agenda and associated documents, and does not reflect actual discussions or decisions made during the meeting.

The Planning Committee (Major Applications) B was scheduled to discuss the adoption of supplementary planning documents, and to consider planning applications for two sites.

Adoption of Supplementary Planning Documents

The committee was scheduled to discuss three supplementary planning documents (SPDs) before their submission to the cabinet in July 2025. These SPDs provide guidance on implementing the policies outlined in the Southwark Plan 2022. The SPDs slated for discussion were:

• Affordable Housing SPD: This document outlines the council's approach to delivering affordable housing, applying to all housing developments with affordable housing requirements. It is intended to replace the existing Affordable Housing SPD (2008) and a draft from 2011.
• Section 106 (S106) and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) SPD: This SPD details how Section 106 obligations¹ and CIL are used by the council, including specific financial and non-financial obligations for new developments. It is intended to replace the existing Section 106 Obligations and CIL SPD (adopted in 2015 and updated in 2020).
• Householder Development SPD: This SPD sets out design standards for developments to existing homes in Southwark, covering a range of works from improvements to extensions. It is intended to replace the Residential Design Standards SPD (2011, updated 2015).

The report pack included a summary of the changes made to each SPD following a 14-week public consultation. Key changes included:

• Householder Development SPD: Added guidance on green infrastructure² and biodiversity, and updated guidance on insulation materials.
• S106 and CIL SPD: Amendments to the Biodiversity Net Gain fee, addition of an arboriculture specialist technical fee, and clarifications to the Construction and Environment Management Plan fee.
• Affordable Housing SPD: Minor clarifications throughout the document, including additional guidance around affordable housing definitions and a requirement for full Financial Viability Assessments to be published publicly at the validation stage of a planning application.

Development Management

The committee was also scheduled to consider two planning applications:

• 79-161 Ilderton Road, London, SE16 3JZ - Application 24/AP/3687: A full planning permission for the redevelopment of the site to provide two separate buildings comprising large scale purpose built shared living (LSPBSL) units, conventional residential dwellings, flexible commercial floorspace, accessible parking, children's play space, public realm improvements, landscaping and other associated works.
• Rich Industrial Estate, Crimscott Street and Willow Walk, London SE1 5TE - Application 20/AP/2993: Details of this application were scheduled to follow.

The report pack for the Ilderton Road application (24/AP/3687) included a recommendation for approval subject to conditions, referral to the Mayor of London, and the applicant entering into a satisfactory legal agreement. The proposal included:

• 186 conventional (Class C3) affordable homes, all of which would be in social rent tenure.
• A Purpose Built Co-Living premises (PBCL), also known as Purpose Built Shared Living, compromising 865 individual studios.
• 396 square metres of flexible commercial space.
• A new 738 square metre publicly-accessible open space at the centre of the site.

The report pack noted that the application site benefits from planning permission under 23/AP/0387, which is extant but has not yet been technically implemented, to deliver a residential led scheme comprising two buildings expressed as a sequence of four blocks stepping down from north to south. While the scheme proposed by 24/AP/3687 would comprise a larger number of homes and additional height, the disposition of the four blocks would be broadly similar. The building envelope established by 23/AP/0387 is a material consideration in the determination of this new planning application.

The report pack also noted that the application site is located within the Old Kent Road Opportunity Area³ and is subject to the policies outlined in the Southwark Plan 2022.