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25/AP/1969 - Minor application Approved

Proposal

Retrospective temporary use of the site for an operational period of two years for use as a food court (change of use from car repair garage and car park (sui generis) to E(b)), including outdoor seating, cycle parking and other works associated with the temporary use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2025
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Validated
8 Aug 2025
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Approved
1 Apr 2026

Approved on 1 Apr 2026 · Delegated Panel - Complex · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Documents 21

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF 4742-STA-XX-XX-DR-A-LAYOUT1 REV A REVISED SITE LAYOUT PLAN Decision - Plans · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Decision - Plans · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF TRANSPORT TECHNICAL NOTE Transport assessment · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT, DAS Planning statement · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT PLAN APRIL 2026 Document · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 8

PDF TIME EXTENSION TO 31 MARCH Time Extension - Response · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF TIME EXTENSION TO 6 MARCH Time Extension - Response · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 25002-20-301 REV C TIME EXTENSION TO 6 FEB Time Extension - Response · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF TIME EXTENSION TO 16 JAN 2026 Time Extension - Response · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SIGNED TIME EXTENSION TO 5 DECEMBER Time Extension - Response · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Comment - Contributor · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 8 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 28 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PRESS NOTICE - 14/08/2025 Press Notice · 12 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 8 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 13

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 ↗
Union 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
Bankside and Borough District Town Centre · Central Activities Zone. 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.
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: Bankside and The Borough
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.
National infrastructure project 324 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 324 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, 154 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 ↗
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.
17 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Number 52 and Attached Railings, Grade II, 31 m away · 15 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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Wider setting of protected view 1A.2 Alexandra Palace viewing terrace to St Paul's Cathedral; 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 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
Minor application
Postcode
SE1 0NW
Received
10 Jul 2025
Validated
8 Aug 2025
Ward
Borough & Bankside
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Apr 2026
Decision
Minor - GRANTED
Decision date
1 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Complex
Applicant
Show
Agent
Spring Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 236 days from validation, 181 days slower than Southwark's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
539decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Southwark in the last twelve months, from validation. Southwark decision record →

Public comments

5comments received
5 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

39 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No

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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