Ormside Street, Southwark, London

The property occupies a prominent position on the corner of Ormside Street and Manor Grove, within the London Borough of Southwark and the Old Kent Road Opportunity Area.

The Old Kent Road Opportunity Area is allocated for major regeneration in the Old Kent Road Area Action Plan (OKR AAP) which includes circa 700 acres of commercial use, 20,000 new homes and 3 new Underground stations including two on the Bakerloo line extension and one Overground station. Further information can be found here:

The nearest station is South Bermondsey train station providing services to London Bridge in under 15 minutes.

PLANNING:

Planning permission was granted on 29th March 2019 (reference: 18/AP/1049) for the demolition of the existing buildings and erection of a 10-storey building (plus basement) providing 56 residential units (36 private units and 20 affordable units) and 19,214ft² of commercial space. This planning permission was never implemented and has subsequently lapsed.

Planning permission was then granted on 4th September 2024 (reference: 23/AP/2226) for the demolition of the existing buildings and creation of 9-storey building providing 49 x residential units and 8,430ft² of commercial space. This updated planning permission removed the proposed basement and reduced the proposed commercial space and will provide 19 x 1 bed, 19 x 2 bed, 9 x 3 bed and 2 x 4 bed units of which 18 will be provided for affordable housing (4 x shared ownership and 14 x social rent). The development will also provide 8,430ft² of commercial space across ground and mezzanine floors.

The planning consent is subject to a S106 agreement which contains £229,552 of financial contributions, it is also subject to a CIL liability of circa £1,817,169.08.