Planning application
Walworth Town Hall And Newington Library 151-155 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RS
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 22/AP/0586
Application record
- Reference
- 22/AP/0586
- Type
- Variation of a legal agreement
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Agreed - for App Types VLA & VNMC
- Received
- 23 Feb 2022
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2022
- Decided
- 7 Apr 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: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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23/AP/3038 Decided
Walworth Town Hall And Newington Library 151-155 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RS
Discharge of S106 Obligation: 'Membership Marketing and Management Plan' set out in schedule 1, clause 5.1 of the Section 106 agreement ref. LEG/RP/PL/S106/RR020/138 associated with planning permission ref. 20/AP/1634.
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23/AP/2099 Granted
Walworth Town Hall And Newington Library 151-155 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RS
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Feb 2022
Received by Southwark
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7 Apr 2022
Decision issued: Agreed - for App Types VLA & VNMC
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11 Sep 2026
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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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Walworth Town Hall And Newington Library 151-155 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RS
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 -
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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
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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.
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