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26/AP/2683 - Variation Under consideration/assessment
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission (Erection of a temporary 2/3 storey structure for a period of 5 years comprising 517 sqm of retail floorspace (Class A1-A5), 14.8 sqm of estate management office floorspace (B1), 33.1 sqm of welfare services/storage floorspace (Sui Generis); 23 cycle stands and associated hard landscaping works) to: - Amend the description of the development to increase the time that the building can remain in place from 6 years and 6 months to 8 years and 4 months; and - amendment to condition 2 (temporary permission) to reflect the extended time period that the building can remain in place. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 8 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 8 Oct 2026.

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER Application - Covering letter · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 2 variation sought

    • AmendmentNon-material amendmentThis application26/AP/2683

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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Tree preservation order: Elephant Park, Castle Square & South Gardens
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
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.
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
National infrastructure project 1189 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Wider setting of protected view 23A.1 Centre of Bridge over the Serpentine to the Palace of Westminster; 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Variation
Postcode
SE1 6TW
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
North Walworth
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
DP9 Limited

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
8 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 18/AP/2108: 'Erection of a temporary 2…
24/AP/2884
2018 Approved
Erection of a temporary 2/3 storey structure for a period of 5 years comprising 517 sqm o…
18/AP/2108
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
6 Castle Square London Southwark SE17 1EN
Display of fascia signages
25/AP/3070
2025
6 Castle Square London Southwark SE17 1EN
Automatic retractable awnings, an openable terrace enclosure, and a fixed glass entrance…
25/AP/3069
2025
Bt Street Hub Outside 40 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 6TJ
Two digital 75-inch LCD display screens, one on each side of the street hub unit
25/AP/2668
2025
Bt Street Hub Outside 40 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 6TJ
Deployment of a street hub 3 unit
25/AP/2667
2025
38 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 6TJ
Cladding remediation works involve replacing the existing combustible soffit insulation w…
25/AP/2241
2025 Approved
Advertising Right Bus Shelter 0128 0332 Outside Of 40 New Kent Road London Southwark SE1 6AS
Installation of internally illuminated digital advertising panel within existing bus stop…
25/AP/1571
2025
Plot H1 Elephant Park Elephant Road London Southwark
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25/AP/1224
2024 Approved
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24/AP/3241
2024 Approved
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Installation of temporary buggy park at Castle Square, a period of 2 years and 3 months.
24/AP/3160
2024 Approved
40 Elephant Road London Southwark SE17 1EU
Installation of 3 no. internally illuminated signs displaying 'Eat, Shop, Play'
24/AP/3163
2024
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24/AP/3617
2024 Approved
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24/AP/2067
2024 Approved
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24/AP/1437
2024 Approved
Arches 129/135 And 130/136 Elephant And Castle Elephant Road London
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24/AP/1436
2024 Approved
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Change of use of arches 113A/120 and 113B/121 from vehicular access route to flexible ret…
24/AP/1416
2024 Approved
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24/AP/0504
2023 Approved
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23/AP/3571
2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Installation of 1x cinema screen to existing temporary building
23/AP/2022
2023 Approved
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Advertisement consent for the installation of 2x digital advertising screens to existing…
23/AP/2023
2017 Approved
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17/AP/2281
2017 Withdrawn
RAILWAY ARCHES 113C, ELEPHANT ROAD, LONDON, SE17 1LB
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17/AP/0959
2017 Refused
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
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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

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