Planning application
20/AP/3014
Africa House 66 Great Suffolk Street London Southwark SE1 0BL
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2020
Received by Southwark
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15 Oct 2020
Decision issued: Grant - Additional Environmental Assessm
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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