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Railway Arches 87, 88, 89 And 91 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6BN

Granted Southwark 22/AP/3545 Change of Use

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

Proposal

Change of use to Arch 87 for Class B8 (Storage) and an open Class E (Commercial, Businesses and Services) for Arches to 88, 89 and 91 include retail, office, light industrial and restaurant/cafe uses along with external and internal refurbishments, front and rear facade treatments for Arches 87,88,89 and 91.

As published by the council, reference 22/AP/3545

Application record

Reference
22/AP/3545
Type
Change of Use
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Change of Use - GRANTED
Received
12 Oct 2022
Validated
14 Oct 2022
Decided
7 Dec 2022
Ward
Chaucer
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Simple
Postcode
SE1 6BN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Oct 2022

    Received by Southwark

  2. 14 Oct 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Dec 2022

    Decision issued: Change of Use - GRANTED

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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18 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 7 December 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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