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26/AP/2113 - S.73 Vary/Remove Conds/Minor Alterations Approved
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Proposal

Minor material amendment of planning permission ref: granted on 11.04.2022 for: (Change of use from education (use class F1) to education (use class F1) and/ or workspace/ maker space/ artist studios/ exhibition and community space (sui generis) for a temporary period of 5 years). Amendment sought: to extend the existing temporary permission for a further 5 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Validated
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Source Team · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 15

Statements & assessments 5

PDF FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT - HOTEL ELEPHANT WORKSPACE - LARCOM STREET SE17 1NQ V2 2026 Fire Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE EVACUATION PLAN Fire Statement · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT Fire Statement · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE SAFETY - HOUSEKEEPING Fire Statement · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF STAFF FIRE EVACUATION PLAN Document · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PRESS NOTICE - 20/08/2026 Press Notice · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Application - Covering letter · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

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    • VariationMinor material amendmentThis application26/AP/2113

Site constraints 14

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 ↗
Larcom Street 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
Central Activities Zone · Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre. 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.
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.
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Church of St John the Evangelist, with associated walls, railings and gateways, Grade II, 22 m away · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 5 m away: Walworth Road, Walworth; National infrastructure project 1140 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area893 m² (9,612 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 83)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Education
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
S.73 Vary/Remove Conds/Minor Alterations
Postcode
SE17 1NQ
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
North Walworth
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Variation Minor Material Changes Granted
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Source Team
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

101 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
13 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Details of Condition 4 (Operational management plan), as required by planning permission…
22/AP/2975
2022 Approved
Details of condition 3 (Cycle storage) pursuant to planning permission 22/AP/0130 (Change…
22/AP/2136
2022 Approved
Change of use from education (use class F1) to education (use class F1) and/ or workspace…
22/AP/0130
2019 Approved
Installation of a new canopy around 2 elevations of the school's portacabin. New playgrou…
19/AP/2495
Within ~100m

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

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.