Great Court 78 Rolls Road London Southwark SE1 5DU Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1256 - Minor application Under consideration/assessment
Change of useExtensions & alterationsNew homes

Proposal

Change the use of the existing cafe (Class E) to 3 PBSA rooms and new communal living / kitchen / dining room, including minor external alterations including replacement of windows at ground floor level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2026
✓
Validated
4 May 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Documents 10

Statements & assessments 3

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access statement · 1 May 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE STATEMENT Fire Statement · 1 May 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Planning statement · 1 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF T20100 REV P01 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan - Proposed · 1 May 2026 View ↗ PDF T20200 REV P01 PROPOSED ELEVATION (FRONT) Plan - Proposed · 1 May 2026 View ↗ PDF T20100 REV P01 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan - Proposed · 1 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM CIL - GIA Form · 1 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

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

Other documents 2

PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 13 May 2026 View ↗

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Minor application
Postcode
SE1 5DU
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
4 May 2026
Ward
Old Kent Road
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Jun 2026
Agent
Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd

Consultation & key dates

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

2022 Approved
Installation of internal window vinyl stickers to the ground floor glass windows of stude…
22/AP/2505
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024
Wetton House 278 St Jamess Road London Southwark SE1 5JX
Extension of the existing building to provide 7 no. new residential (C3) apartments toget…
24/AP/1168
2021 Withdrawn
272 St Jamess Road London Southwark
Installation of a non-illuminated advertisement above the entrance
21/AP/2299
2019 Approved
Chevron Apartments 294-304 St James's Road London SE1 5JX Southwark
Extension of the existing building to provide 15no. new residential (C3) apartments toget…
19/AP/6395
2020 Approved
278-280 St Jamess Road London Southwark SE1 5JX
Extend the existing building with one additional storey (fourth floor) to create 1 x 2B3P…
20/AP/3661
2018 Decided
272 ST JAMESS ROAD London Southwark SE1 5JX
Demolition of existing building and erection of a student accommodation building of up to…
18/AP/0156
2019
328 ST JAMESS ROAD, LONDON, SE1 5JX
The proposed development is to demolish a three-storey existing building and the erection…
19/AP/1076
2018 Approved
294-304 St James's Road London SE1 5JX
Construction part one, part two storey roof level extension (fourth and fifth floor) to c…
18/AP/0930
2018 Approved
Petrol Filling Station 262-272 St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX
Prior notification of: the demolition of the decommissioned Petrol Filling Station
18/AP/2749
2018 Approved
276A St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX (Formerly Unit 6 St Jamess Industrial Mews)
Construction of a first and second floor extension and side extension to accomodate 2 no…
18/AP/0097
2018 Withdrawn
Wetton House 278 St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX
Extend the existing building by one storey, to create one additional 2 bed, 3 person resi…
18/AP/0547
2017 Approved
Boundary Wall Fronting Rolls Road Between The Junction With Acanthus Drive And The Junction With St Jame's Road
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17/AP/3585
2016 Approved
262-272 St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX
Change of use from Car Body Workshop to seven self contained residential units (C3 Use) o…
16/AP/3268
2017 Refused
294-304 St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX
Construction of a roof level extension to accommodate 9 residential apartments (Class C3)…
17/AP/3129
2017 Approved
276C St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX (Formerly Unit 6 St Jamess Industrial Mews)
Erection of a first floor extension with rear roof terrace and two storey side infill ext…
17/AP/0779
2017 Approved
Unit 3 St James Industrial Mews 276 St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX
Construction of a mansard roof extension to provide two self contained studio flats
17/AP/2275
2017 Approved
Units 4 And 5 St James Industrial Mews 276 St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX
Construction of an additional storey to form a 3 storey building,providing 2 x 2 bedroom…
17/AP/0195
2016 Refused
Unit 6 St James Industrial Mews 276 St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX
Retrospective application to retain the change of use of Class B1(a) unit, to two Class C…
16/AP/4754
2017 Refused
Unit 3A St James Industrial Mews 276 St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX
Construction of 1x self contained 3 bedroom flat within second floor mansard roof
17/AP/0060
2017
310-326 St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX
Redevelopment of the site 310-316 St James's Road to provide 71 self contained flats and…
17/EQ/0072
2016 Approved
278-280 St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX
Extend the existing building with one additional storey (fourth floor) to create 1 flat…
16/AP/2531
2016 Withdrawn
Unit 6 St James Industrial Mews 276 St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX
First and second floor extension to existing single storey building to provide a total of…
16/AP/3038
2016 Approved
Unit 4 And 5 St James Industrial Mews 276 St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX
Change of use from from B1(a) offices to C3 residential (14 x studio flats)
16/AP/2222
2016 Withdrawn
290 St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX
Two storey side extension to rear with new roof light.
16/AP/2133
2016 Approved
Units 3 St James Industrial Mews 276 St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX
Change of use from Office Use (Class B1(a)) to residential units (Class C3) (x3 x studios…
16/AP/0711
2016 Refused
Wetton House 278-280 St Jamess Road London SE1 5JX
Change of use from office Class B1(a) to create x12 C3 residential units (comprising 9x s…
16/AP/0529
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 performance
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