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Newington Library 153 - 155 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RS

Granted Southwark 22/AP/0128 Approval of Details

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

Proposal

Details of conditon 6 required by planning permission 20/AP/1634 Refurbishment of the existing Grade II Listed Walworth Town Hall and Newington Library buildings to provide a Community Centre (Class D1), flexible employment/education space (Class B1/D1), and a café/lobby (Class A1/A3/D1); and including a third floor within the reconfigured roof space of the Town Hall building and a first floor mezzanine level to accommodate additional employment/education space (Class B1/D1), a heritage roof, outdoor amenity spaces at ground floor and first floor levels, an entrance off Walworth Square, with associated servicing, cycle parking, signage, lighting and associated landscaping.

As published by the council, reference 22/AP/0128

Application record

Reference
22/AP/0128
Type
Approval of Details
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted As published: AOD - Granted
Received
17 Jan 2022
Validated
18 Jan 2022
Decided
9 Mar 2022
Ward
North Walworth
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Simple
Postcode
SE17 1RS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/AP/2707 Granted

    Newington Library 153 - 155 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RS

    Details of Condition 3- Hard and soft landscaping as required by planning permission 20/AP/1634 dated 29/07/2021 for refurbishment of the existing Grade II Listed Walworth Town Hall and Newington Library buildings to provide a Community Centre (Class D1), flexible employment/education space (Class B1/D1), and a café/lobby (Class A1/A3/D1); and including a third floor within the reconfigured roof space of the Town Hall building and a first floor mezzanine level to accommodate additional employment/education space (Class B1/D1), a heritage roof, outdoor amenity spaces at ground floor and first floor levels, an entrance off Walworth Square, with associated servicing, cycle parking, signage, lighting and associated landscaping

    Decided 4 Dec 2023 Conditions
  • 22/AP/2389 Granted

    Newington Library 153 - 155 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RS

    Part discharge of details of Condition 3 (detailed drawings), where it relates to room GF13, a category B room, as required by planning permission 20/AP/1649 dated : 01/07/2021 for - Refurbishment of the existing Grade II Listed Walworth Town Hall and Newington Library buildings to provide a Community Centre (Class D1), flexible employment/education space (Class B1/D1), and a café/lobby(Class A1/A3/D1); and including a third floor within the reconfigured roof space of the Town Hall building and a first floor mezzanine level to accommodate additional employment/education space (Class B1/D1), aheritage roof, new outdoor amenity spaces at ground floor and first floor levels, a building entrance off Walworth Square, with associated servicing,cycle parking, signage, lighting and associated landscaping.

    Decided 6 Sep 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jan 2022

    Received by Southwark

  2. 18 Jan 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Mar 2022

    Decision issued: AOD - Granted

  4. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in The Oval

Active · incorporated 1992 · The Oval

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Documents

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10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 9 March 2022, 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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Nearby applications

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  • Walworth Town Hall And Newington Library 151-155 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RS

    22/AP/0586 Submitted 23 Feb 2022 50 yards away

    Discharge of planning obligation schedule 3 clause 1.1 of highways works as required by 20/AP/1634 for Refurbishment of the existing Grade II Listed Walworth Town Hall and Newington Library buildings to provide a Community Centre (Class D1), flexible employment/education space (Class B1/D1), and a café/lobby (Class A1/A3/D1); and including a third floor within the reconfigured roof space of the Town Hall building and a first floor mezzanine level to accommodate additional employment/education space (Class B1/D1), a heritage roof, outdoor amenity spaces at ground floor and first floor levels, an entrance off Walworth Square, with associated servicing, cycle parking, signage, lighting and associated landscaping.

    Decided Conditions 8 docs
  • Walworth Town Hall And Newington Library 151-155 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RS

    23/AP/2099 Submitted 26 Jul 2023 50 yards away

    Details of Condition 12 ' Ecology including swift nesting boxes or bricks' pursuant to planning permission ref. 20/AP/1634: Refurbishment of the existing Grade II Listed Walworth Town Hall and Newington Library buildings to provide a Community Centre (Class D1), flexible employment/education space (Class B1/D1), and a café/lobby (Class A1/A3/D1); and including a third floor within the reconfigured roof space of the Town Hall building and a first floor mezzanine level to accommodate additional employment/education space (Class B1/D1), a heritage roof, outdoor amenity spaces at ground floor and first floor levels, an entrance off Walworth Square, with associated servicing, cycle parking, signage, lighting and associated landscaping.

    Granted Conditions 10 docs
  • Newington Library 153 - 155 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RS

    23/AP/2707 Submitted 27 Sep 2023 50 yards away

    Details of Condition 3- Hard and soft landscaping as required by planning permission 20/AP/1634 dated 29/07/2021 for refurbishment of the existing Grade II Listed Walworth Town Hall and Newington Library buildings to provide a Community Centre (Class D1), flexible employment/education space (Class B1/D1), and a café/lobby (Class A1/A3/D1); and including a third floor within the reconfigured roof space of the Town Hall building and a first floor mezzanine level to accommodate additional employment/education space (Class B1/D1), a heritage roof, outdoor amenity spaces at ground floor and first floor levels, an entrance off Walworth Square, with associated servicing, cycle parking, signage, lighting and associated landscaping

    Granted Conditions 20 docs
  • Newington Library 153 - 155 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RS

    22/AP/2389 Submitted 4 Jul 2022 50 yards away

    Part discharge of details of Condition 3 (detailed drawings), where it relates to room GF13, a category B room, as required by planning permission 20/AP/1649 dated : 01/07/2021 for - Refurbishment of the existing Grade II Listed Walworth Town Hall and Newington Library buildings to provide a Community Centre (Class D1), flexible employment/education space (Class B1/D1), and a café/lobby(Class A1/A3/D1); and including a third floor within the reconfigured roof space of the Town Hall building and a first floor mezzanine level to accommodate additional employment/education space (Class B1/D1), aheritage roof, new outdoor amenity spaces at ground floor and first floor levels, a building entrance off Walworth Square, with associated servicing,cycle parking, signage, lighting and associated landscaping.

    Granted Conditions 11 docs
  • Walworth Town Hall And Newington Library 151-155 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RS

    21/AP/3887 Submitted 8 Nov 2021 50 yards away

    Details of Condition 13 as required by planning permission 20/AP/1634 Refurbishment of the existing Grade II Listed Walworth Town Hall and Newington Library buildings to provide a Community Centre (Class D1), flexible employment/education space (Class B1/D1), and a café/lobby (Class A1/A3/D1); and including a third floor within the reconfigured roof space of the Town Hall building and a first floor mezzanine level to accommodate additional employment/education space (Class B1/D1), a heritage roof, outdoor amenity spaces at ground floor and first floor levels, an entrance off Walworth Square, with associated servicing, cycle parking, signage, lighting and associated landscaping. Details of the showering facilities

    Granted Conditions 9 docs
  • Walworth Town Hall And Newington Library 153 - 155 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RS

    21/AP/4726 Submitted 24 Dec 2021 50 yards away

    Discharge of planning obligations Clause 1 of Schedule 7 Construction Environmental Management Plan as required under LBS Reg 20/AP/1634 for Refurbishment of the existing Grade II Listed Walworth Town Hall and Newington Library buildings to provide a Community Centre (Class D1), flexible employment/education space (Class B1/D1), and a café/lobby (Class A1/A3/D1); and including a third floor within the reconfigured roof space of the Town Hall building and a first floor mezzanine level to accommodate additional employment/education space (Class B1/D1), a heritage roof, outdoor amenity spaces at ground floor and first floor levels, an entrance off Walworth Square, with associated servicing, cycle parking, signage, lighting and associated landscaping.

    Decided Conditions 4 docs

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