297 And 299 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 2TG Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/0864 - Minor application Under consideration/assessment
Change of useCommercial & major worksDemolitionNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Erection of a part single and part 4 storey rear extension. Part demolition at first floor, along with first and second floor extensions and reconfiguration and a third floor roof extension. Creation of a central courtyard and associated amenity spaces and stairwells. Reconfiguration of existing commercial units (use class E) including increased ground floor provision. Conversion of upper floors and new build elements to create 9 residential dwellings (use class C3) along with associated entrances, cycle and refuse storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
25 Mar 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 May 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 173.

Documents 35

Statements & assessments 13

PDF AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT Air quality assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT Archaeological Details · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DAYLIGHT & SUNLIGHT ASSESSMENT Daylight/Sunlight assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access statement · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE STATEMENT Fire Statement · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Flood risk assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Heritage statement · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Noise impact assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT Transport assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FINANCIAL VIABILITY ASSESSMENT Viability report · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ENERGY STRATEGY Energy statement · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT Ground investigation report · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 16

PDF 0405 REV P05 AREA PLAN PROPOSED Plan - Proposed · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 0105 REV P02 SITE PLAN EXISTING Site - Block plan · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 0323 REV P01 REAR ELEVATION PROPOSED Plan - Proposed · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 0322 REV P04 REAR ELEVATION PROPOSED Plan - Proposed · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 0220 REV P04 ROOF PLAN PROPOSED Plan - Proposed · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 0212 REV P06 SECOND FLOOR PLAN PROPOSED Plan - Proposed · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 0340 REV P03 SECTION AA PROPOSED Plan - Proposed · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 0341 REV P02 SECTION BB PROPOSED Plan - Proposed · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 0342 REV P02 SECTION CC PROPOSED Plan - Proposed · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 0321 REV P01 SIDE ELEVATION PROPOSED Plan - Proposed · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 0205 REV P01 SITE PLAN PROPOSED Site - Block plan · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 0213 REV P06 THIRD FLOOR PLAN PROPOSED Plan - Proposed · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 0209 REV P03 BASEMENT PLAN PROPOSED Plan - Proposed · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 0211 REV P06 FIRST FLOOR PLAN PROPOSED Plan - Proposed · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 0320 REV P04 FRONT ELEVATION PROPOSED Plan - Proposed · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 0210 REV P07 GROUND FLOOR PLAN PROPOSED Plan - Proposed · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Comment - Consultee · 1 May 2026 View ↗ PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF PRESS NOTICE - 09/04/2026 Press Notice · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: Kennedys Sausages
List entry 1392595 · 19 m from the pin
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Walworth Road conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre · Protected shopping frontage SF2: Walworth Road. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Heritage at risk: Walworth Road, Walworth
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
Town centre: Elephant and Castle/ Walworth Road
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Minor application
Postcode
SE17 2TG
Received
24 Mar 2026
Validated
25 Mar 2026
Ward
North Walworth
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 May 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Continuum Urban Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 173, past the statutory target. 79% of changes of use in Southwark are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Sept 2026.

Day 173117 days past the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
48decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Southwark in the last twelve months, from validation. Southwark decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
2 objecting1 supporting

67% object · below the UK average of 75%

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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