THE COUNCIL OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK hereby gives notice that it has made an order under Legislation section: section 247 of the above Act to authorise the stopping up of the following areas of public highway which are shown hatched in black on the plan attached to the draft order:

• a The area of public highway to be stopped up forms part of the footway known as Upper Ground. The area being an irregular shaped square indicated A to B on the Plan on the south side of Upper Ground from a point approximately 63 metres west of Rennie Street eastwards for 16 metres with a maximum depth of 16.5 metres.
• b The area of public highway to be stopped up forms part of the footway known as Upper Ground. The area being rectangular in shape indicated C to D on the Plan on the south side of Upper Ground from a point approximately 46 metres west of Rennie Street eastwards for 44 metres with a maximum depth of 5.5 metres.

THIS ORDER IS MADE to enable the development described in the Schedule to this notice to be carried out in accordance with the planning permission granted under Part III of the Act by the Council of the London Borough of Southwark of 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2TZ to Kings Reach Estates Ltd on 4 October 2011 under reference LBS Reg. No 11-AP-1071 and also on 13 March 2012 for the variation of Condition 2 of permission 11-AP-1071 application under reference LBS Reg. No. 11-AP-3797 as amended by non-material amendments decision LBS Reg.No.12-AP-1109.

(1) COPIES OF THE ORDER AND THE RELEVANT PLANS MAY BE INSPECTED by way of appointment at 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2TZ by calling 020 7525 0266 quoting reference Upper Ground– Stopping up Order). A copy may also be viewed on the Council’s website http://www.southwark.gov.uk/highwayclosures

ANY PERSON aggrieved by the Order and desiring to question the validity thereof, or of any provision contained therein, on the ground that it is not within the powers of the above Act or that any regulation made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order may, within 6 weeks of Thursday 26 July 2012 apply to the High Court for the suspension or quashing of the Order or of any provision contained therein.

Doreen Forrester-Brown

Director of Legal Services

THE SCHEDULE

(1) 11-AP-1071

Refurbishment and re-cladding of the Kings Reach Tower and podium buildings, erection of six additional storeys to the tower for residential use and change of use of floors 11 to 30 of the tower from offices to residential (173 flats), erection of a series of extensions and additions for office use including the erection of a ten storey infill atrium building between the tower and T shaped podium, erection of a part one, part 3 storey roof extension to the podium building and a series of other extensions to the north, east and west of the podium building to accommodate plant and stair cores. Creation of retail ( Class A1, A2, A3 and A4) space, pool and gym ( Class D2 ) on the ground floor, provision of new and refurbished landscaping, plant and equipment, formation of new accesses, including formation of a new pedestrian route linking Stamford Street to Upper Ground, and public realm improvements.

(2) 11-AP-3797

Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 11-AP-1071 described above in order to allow the following amendments to be made. i. correction of the site plan boundary to shift the boundary 800mm away from Sea Containers House on Upper Ground; ii. Reduction in the footprint of the ground floor residential cycle parking store; iii. Subdivision of the retail unit on the corner of Rennie Street and Upper Ground; iv. Shifting of the building line of the retail unit on the corner of Rennie Street and Upper Ground further to the south to allow for the retention of street trees.