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223 Southwark Park Road London Southwark SE16 3TS

Granted Southwark 20/AP/3462 Change of Use

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

Proposal

Temporary change of use of 223 Southwark Park Road from retail store (use class E(a)) to a training facility (use class F1(a)) with a public information area, digital community library, classroom space, and associated welfare facilities for a period of up to 12 months between January 15th 2021 and January 15th 2022.

As published by the council, reference 20/AP/3462

Application record

Reference
20/AP/3462
Type
Change of Use
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Change of Use - GRANTED
Received
25 Nov 2020
Validated
9 Dec 2020
Decided
15 Jan 2021
Ward
South Bermondsey
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Complex
Postcode
SE16 3TS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/AP/2352 Awaiting decision

    223 Southwark Park Road London Southwark SE16 3TS

    Refurbishment of two-storey property (formerly C.Thorowgood furniture retailer) as retail gallery and ancillary rental studios, to include partial demolition works and, exterior upgrades and modifications including: Ground Floor Entrance to East elevation removed and replaced further left of the facade Alterations to improve overall building access including DDA compliance New full height walls to part of South and East facade with new windows New entrance to first floor studios to North facade New entrance to commercial studio to North facade Shopfront replaced at ground floor level Windows retained at first floor level West facade window removed and filled in New window at first floor North facade New window at first floor South facade Lightwell filled in PV panels to existing roof Extension to existing access at rooftop level

    Submitted 15 Aug 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Nov 2020

    Received by Southwark

  2. 9 Dec 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Jan 2021

    Decision issued: Change of Use - GRANTED

  4. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 15 January 2021, 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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