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26/AP/1988 - Change of Use Refused
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of a bookmakers (Sui Generis) to an adult gaming centre (Sui Generis) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
21 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
14 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated Panel - Complex · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Documents 12

Statements & assessments 3

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Noise impact assessment · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Flood risk assessment · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF 934-PL-101 REV 01 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR Plan - Proposed · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN Site - Block plan · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 934-PL-111 REV 00 PROPOSED FIRE PLAN Plan - Proposed · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 934-PL-112 REV 00 PROPOSED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Plan - Proposed · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM CIL - GIA Form · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF OBJECTION Comment - Contributor · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
The Blue Local Town Centre · Protected shopping frontage SF5: The Blue. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
National infrastructure project 77 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 77 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, 594 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; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 40 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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 area55 m² (592 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace flat, 2 habitable rooms
Built1991 to 1995
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2025, 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
Change of Use
Postcode
SE16 3TP
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
South Bermondsey
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Change of Use - REFUSED
Decision date
14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Complex
Agent
Planning Potential Ltd.
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 22% of changes of use here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
76decided 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

13comments received
13 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

22 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
14 Sept 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

2025
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23/AP/2714
2023 Approved
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Alteration to existing third floor mansard roof into vertical face with brick slips and c…
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Alterations to shop front with improvements to signage and shutters.
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2017 Withdrawn
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2016 Approved
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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

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 and leaseholders: 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.