Change of use applications in Southwark

There were 154 change of use applications in Southwark in the last 12 months. 12 involve HMOs. Of the 78 decided so far, 61 were approved. Change of use covers conversions between planning use classes: shops to flats, offices to homes, houses to HMOs or care homes.

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Yesterday Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/3145

Arch 92 And 93 Tiverton Street London Southwark SE1 6FX

Change of use to Use Class E (a, b, c, e, g (ii) and (iii)) together with external alterations including demolition and provision of replacement brick...

Minor application Southwark
Yesterday Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/3038

The Yellow House 126 Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2UF

Partial change of use at ground and first floor levels from public house to 2No. short-term holiday let units. Insertion of door and alterations to ex...

Minor application Southwark
23 Oct 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2960

63 North Cross Road London Southwark SE22 9ET

Change of use from hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) to shop (Use Class E).

Change of Use Southwark
22 Oct 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/3044

165 And 166 Grange Road London Southwark SE1 3AD

Change of use of the ground-floor and Basement commercial unit at 165 Grange Road from hot food takeaway (sui generis) to use for Dog Grooming and Cat...

Change of Use Southwark
22 Oct 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/3106

13 Ablett Street London Southwark SE16 3BL

Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for change of use from 6-bedroom HMO (Use class C4) to 6-bedroom 7-person HMO.

Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed Southwark
22 Oct 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/3105

51 Rope Street London Southwark SE16 7TF

Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for change of use from single residential dwelling use class C3 to a 6-bedroom HMO use class C4.

Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed Southwark
22 Oct 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/3016

1 Austral Street London Southwark SE11 4SJ

Reinstatement of the property from three self-contained flats to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), including removal of the existing rear extensi...

Change of Use Southwark
15 Oct 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/3043

Railway Arch 299 Jewell Street London Southwark SE5 0BU

Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the use of the premises as a self-storage facility

Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed Southwark
13 Oct 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2180

1 Bank End (Site Including Railway Arches And Thames House Bounded By Stoney Street Clink Street And Park…

Change of use of commercial units within Borough Yards associated to planning permission ref. 21/AP/0507 comprising Unit 215 (Class E[b] to Flexible C...

Minor application Southwark
9 Oct 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2551

193 Brook Drive London Southwark SE11 4TG

Change of use from 6 bed HMO (C4) to 8 Bed HMO (Sui Generis) with internal reconfiguration and provision of cycle storage at rear within the property ...

Change of Use Southwark
6 Oct 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/1382

361 - 367 Upland Road London Southwark SE22 0DR

Conversion of the existing hostel to residential use comprising 10 flats, including part single and two-storey rear extensions, internal alterations a...

Major application Southwark
6 Oct 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2932

176 - 178 Bermondsey Street London Southwark SE1 3TQ

Upwards extension and change of use from commercial (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to create two dwellings across the first, second, third and fo...

Minor application Southwark
6 Oct 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2945

183 Rye Lane London Southwark SE15 4TP

Conversion of ancillary space at first floor into a self-contained residential dwelling and associated extension

Minor application Southwark
2 Oct 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2891

296 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 2TE

Prior approval notification for the change of use of the second floor from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to one residential studio un...

All other prior approval applications Southwark
2 Oct 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2203

Unit 1C The Chandlery 50 Westminster Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 7QY

Change of use from office (Use Class E) to a self-contained 2-bedroom residential unit (Use Class C3) at existing first floor and mezzanine level with...

Change of Use Southwark
23 Sept 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2802

85 Talfourd Road London Southwark SE15 5NN

Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the amalgamation of the property into a single residential dwelling (Class C3).

Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed Southwark
22 Sept 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2342

11 - 12 Whitehorse Mews 37 Westminster Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 7QD

Change of use of office space to 1 self build dwelling

Change of Use Southwark
18 Sept 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2525

Magistrates Court 15 Deynsford Road London Southwark SE5 7UP

Conversion of the existing building into a hotel (Use Class C1) with publicly accessible ground-floor uses, including external alterations to the buil...

Major application Southwark
17 Sept 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2604

43 Webber Street London Southwark SE1 0RF

Change of use of ground floor from cafe with ancillary takeaway (Sui Generis) to offices (Class E), with reinstatement of ground floor frontage, inclu...

Change of Use Southwark
10 Sept 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2320

229-235 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 6NP

Redevelopment of the site to include demolition of no. 229 and Pocock House, erection of a purpose built student accommodation building (Sui Generis),...

Major application Southwark
9 Sept 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/1883

156 - 158 Rye Lane London Southwark SE15 4NB

Construction of two additional storeys and an upper-floor rear extension to create 6 self-contained two-bedroom flats above the existing commercial un...

Minor application Southwark
2 Sept 2026 Refused 16 Oct 26/AP/2406

22 Forest Hill Road London Southwark SE22 0RR

Retrospective application for change of use of the rear of the ground floor from retail (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to create a 1 bedroom stud...

Minor application Southwark
24 Aug 2026 Pending 26/AP/2347

Abbey Rose Blackpool Road London Southwark SE15 3SU

Demolition of existing buildings and phased re-development of the site to provide purpose-built student accommodation (Sui Generis), residential dwell...

Major application Southwark
24 Aug 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2508

151 Rye Lane London Southwark SE15 4TL

Change of use from a beauty salon (Use Class E(c)(iii)) to a café/restaurant (Use Class E(b)), including the installation of an extraction flue to the...

Change of Use Southwark
24 Aug 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2257

Southwark Underground Station And Adjoining Land The Cut London Southwark SE1 8JZ

Details of condition 3 (Circular Economy Statement) pursuant to planning permission 24/AP/2770 'Demolition and redevelopment to provide a purpose buil...

Approval of Details Southwark
24 Aug 2026 Approved 9 Oct 26/AP/2343

79-161 Ilderton Road London Southwark SE16 3JZ

Details of Condition 3 'Biodiversity: Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan' required by planning permission 24/AP/3687, which gave consent for: "Red...

Approval of Details Southwark
24 Aug 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2448

30 Radnor Road London Southwark SE15 6UR

Change of use from a dwellinghouse (use class C3) to a flexible mixed use comprising a dwellinghouse (use class C3) and short term visitor accommodati...

Minor application Southwark
20 Aug 2026 Refused 14 Oct 26/AP/2487

The Kentish Drovers 71 - 79 Peckham High Street London Southwark SE15 5RS

Change of use of basement and ground floor from a public house (Sui Generis) to a bingo venue/hall (Sui Generis).

Change of Use Southwark
18 Aug 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2378

160 Tooley Street London Southwark SE1 2QH

Insertion of two new entrance door sets within existing glazed openings on the Shand Street elevation together with associated internal landing works;...

Minor application Southwark
18 Aug 2026 Approved 30 Sep 26/AP/2466

17 Park Street London Southwark SE1 9AB

Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for use of the ground and mezzanine floors as restaurant (Class E(b))

Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed Southwark
17 Aug 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/1923

Railway Arches 1 To 2 Crucifix Lane London Southwark SE1 3JW

Change of use of two railway arches from vacant and Class B2 (General Industrial) to flexible uses under Class E (a-d, (g)(ii) and (g)(iii)) and/or ba...

Minor application Southwark
3 Aug 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2277

711- 733 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JL

Demolition of all existing buildings (excluding the retained facade of 731 - 733); and redevelopment for residential units (Use Class C3), flexible co...

Major application Southwark
3 Aug 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2300

Second Floor 48 - 50 Denmark Hill London Southwark SE5 8RZ

Prior approval notification for the change of use from office (Use Class E) to two flats (Use Class C3)

All other prior approval applications Southwark
30 Jul 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2264

Southwark Underground Station And Adjoining Land The Cut London Southwark SE1 8JZ

Details of condition 26 (On-site renewable Energy technology) pursuant to planning permission 24/AP/2770 'Demolition and redevelopment to provide a pu...

Approval of Details Southwark
30 Jul 2026 Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/2266

Southwark Underground Station And Adjoining Land The Cut London Southwark SE1 8JZ

Details of condition 53 (Thames Water - water comments) pursuant to planning permission 24/AP/2770 'Demolition and redevelopment to provide a purpose ...

Approval of Details Southwark
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Frequently asked questions

Do you need planning permission to run an HMO?
A small HMO (3-6 unrelated tenants, Class C4) usually doesn't need planning permission unless the area has an Article 4 direction. Larger HMOs (7+ tenants, 'sui generis') almost always need a full planning application.
What is Class E in planning?
Class E is the flexible commercial use class introduced in September 2020. It covers shops, offices, cafes, restaurants, gyms, clinics, nurseries and light industry. You can change uses freely within Class E without planning permission.
Can you convert offices to flats without planning permission?
Class MA permitted development rights let you convert Class E premises (including offices) to residential (Class C3) via a prior-approval application rather than full planning permission. Limits apply: max 1,500m², not in conservation areas or AONBs without additional consent.
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