Railway Arches 895 And 896 Holyrood Street London Southwark SE1 2EL

Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/1016
Council
Date received
9 Apr 2026
Date validated
10 Apr 2026
Postcode
SE1 2EL

Description

Details of Condition 6 'Service Management Plan' required by planning permission ref no. 25/AP/1152 'Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission ref. 23/AP/0370 dated 15/04/2025 for 'Change of use of Arches 895, 896, 897, 898 and 899 to Sui Generis (public houses, wine bars, or drinking establishments (and with expanded food provision), use class E(a) Display or retail sale of goods, other than hot food; use class E(b) Sale of food and drink for consumption (mostly) on the premises; use class E(d) Indoor sport, recreation or fitness (not involving motorised vehicles or firearms or use as a swimming pool or skating rink); use class E(g)(i) Offices to carry out any operational or administrative processes (which can be carried out in a residential area without detriment to amenity) and use class E(g)(iii) Industrial processes (which can be carried out in a residential area without detriment to amenity) and external alterations to the front facade treatments and the footway and drop kerbs.' The amendment seeks to make changes to the external facade treatment of the arches'.

7/10
Planning Authority Score
#46 of 277

Southwark is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #67 out of 277. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Southwark decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #102 of 277
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #83 of 277
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (71%) #67 of 277
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #104 of 277
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