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Africa House 66 Great Suffolk Street London Southwark SE1 0BL

Granted Southwark 20/AP/3014 Additional Environmental Approval

Works: Extension Roofing Windows or glazing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Additional Environmental Approval under planning permission ref. no: 17/AP/1793 granted for the 'Conversion of the basement, ground floor and first floor from Class B1 (Business) use to Class A1/A3/A4 (shop/restaurant and cafe/drinking establishment) use. Conversion of the second floor to multi-purpose cultural centre (Sui Generis) use. Conversion of the third floor from Class B1 (Business) use to multi-purpose cultural centre (Sui Generis) use. Conversion of the fourth floor from Class C3 (Residential) use to multi-purpose cultural centre (Sui Generis) use. External alterations including new rear terrace and balcony, first floor rear extension, new first floor front balcony, new roof plant, alterations to windows in the rear front and side elevations, provision of an internal kitchen extract duct, new refuse area and door in the side elevation, new outdoor seating areas to the rear and front of the building, re-positioned front and new rear ground floor accesses.

As published by the council, reference 20/AP/3014

Application record

Reference
20/AP/3014
Type
Additional Environmental Approval
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Grant - Additional Environmental Assessm
Received
1 Oct 2020
Validated
1 Oct 2020
Decided
15 Oct 2020
Ward
Borough & Bankside
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Trees
Postcode
SE1 0BL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/AP/0820 Granted

    Africa House 66 Great Suffolk Street London Southwark SE1 0BL

    Details of condition 6 (noise levels from mechanical plant equipment.) required by planning permission 17/AP/1793 Conversion of the basement, ground floor and first floor from Class B1 (Business) use to Class A1/A3/A4 (shop/restaurant and cafe/drinking establishment) use. Conversion of the second floor to multi-purpose cultural centre (Sui Generis) use. Conversion of the third floor from Class B1 (Business) use to multi-purpose cultural centre (Sui Generis) use. Conversion of the fourth floor from Class C3 (Residential) use to multi-purpose cultural centre (Sui Generis) use. External alterations including new rear terrace and balcony, first floor rear extension, new first floor front balcony, new roof plant, alterations to windows in the rear front and side elevations.

    Decided 20 Apr 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2020

    Received by Southwark

  2. 15 Oct 2020

    Decision issued: Grant - Additional Environmental Assessm

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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1 document on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 15 October 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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