Railway Arches 231 To 235 Empress Street London Southwark SE17 3HJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1323 - Approval of Details Approved
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Proposal

Details of Condition 3 (Soft Demolition Method Statement for Bats) required by planning permission ref: granted on 21.04.2026 for: (Refurbishment of the internal unit, external facade including replacement of the front and rear infills, demolition of the lean-to extension, construction of a replacement lean-to extension, replacement of roller shutter; replacement of part of the front boundary wall with 3m high palisade fencing and a single leaf gate at the south-eastern corner to allow pedestrian access and retention of existing two accesses on the south side of the site Railway Arches 231 To 235). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 May 2026
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Validated
8 May 2026
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Approved
11 Jun 2026

Approved on 11 Jun 2026 · Source Team · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF SOFT DEMOLITION METHOD STATEMENT FOR BATS Demolition Management Plan · 7 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 7 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Application - Covering letter · 7 May 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 11

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Southwark AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project about 1009 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 1009 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 1215 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area about 46 m away: Sutherland Square; 4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Heritage at risk about 75 m away: Walworth Road, Walworth; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 22 m away; Town centre about 82 m away: Elephant and Castle/ Walworth Road.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Approval of Details
Postcode
SE17 3HJ
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
Faraday
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Jul 2026
Decision
AOD - Granted
Decision date
11 Jun 2026
Decision level
Source Team
Applicant
Show
Agent
Montagu Evans

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Refurbishment of the internal unit, external facade including replacement of the front an…
25/AP/0966
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
13 Sutherland Square London Southwark SE17 3EQ
Outbuilding for use as a garden office located to the end of the rear garden.
25/AP/2032
2025 Refused
Sir Robert Peel Public House 7 Langdale Close London Southwark SE17 3UF
Erection of two front dormers following removal of single front dormer
25/AP/1287
2024 Approved
20 Fielding Street London Southwark SE17 3HD
Removal of a rear sash window and installation of a timber frame glazed door within the e…
24/AP/2830
2024
Railway Arch 238, 240, 241, 242 Empress Street London, Southwark SE17 3HJ
Refurbishment of the internal unit, external facade and front yard including replacement…
24/AP/3248
2024 Approved
Living Accommodation Sir Robert Peel Public House 7 Langdale Close London Southwark SE17 3UF
Retention of the rear dormer providing extended ancillary accommodation to public house (…
24/AP/0766
2024
Living Accommodation Sir Robert Peel Public House 7 Langdale Close London Southwark SE17 3UF
For the retention of the front dormer and the extension of the rear facing dormer to crea…
24/AP/0767
2023 Approved
Fielding Street Allotments 40 - 70 Fielding Street London Southwark SE17
Listed Building Consent: The works are to rebuild the boundary wall in accordance with th…
23/AP/0091
2023 Approved
Fielding Street Allotments 40 - 70 Fielding Street London Southwark SE17
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23/AP/0090
2022 Refused
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Second floor modifications to accommodate a shower room and the addition of roof lights.
21/AP/0831
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20 Sutherland Square London Southwark SE17 3EQ
Renovation and lower ground floor modifications, involving the removal of window grilles…
21/AP/0830
2021 Approved
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21/AP/0698
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Listed Building Consent for renovation and lower ground floor modifications.
21/AP/0495
2021 Approved
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(T1) Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 30%. Height from 7m to 4.9m and crown spread fr…
21/AP/0820
2021 Approved
16 Sutherland Square London Southwark SE17 3EQ
Demolition and like for like reconstruction of existing rear first floor outrigger and pa…
21/AP/0459
2021 Approved
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2017 Refused
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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
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Householder decisions

Southwark is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #54 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Southwark decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #93 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #92 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #54 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #122 of 296
92%
Minor dwellings approved
259 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,622
Total decisions
132 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings