Planning application
James Forbes House 27 Great Suffolk Street London Southwark SE1 0NS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Minor material amendment of planning permission ref. no. 18/AP/1485: Continued use of temporary four-storey building for office use until 31st March 2024, and to re-clad the existing facades of the building with new metal panels, and install a new ramped access on the north side of the building. Minor Material Amendment sought: re-wording of Condition 2 to read: 'The use of the building hereby permitted shall be discontinued and the building permanently removed by 30 June 2025 and within 6 months of that date, the land shall be made good.'
As published by the council, reference 23/AP/1960
Application record
- Reference
- 23/AP/1960
- Type
- S.73 Vary/Remove Conds/Minor Alterations
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Variation Minor Material Changes Granted
- Received
- 13 Jul 2023
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2023
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2023
- Ward
- Borough & Bankside
- Parish
- Borough, Bankside And Walworth
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Simple
- Postcode
- SE1 0NS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2023
Received by Southwark
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14 Jul 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Aug 2023
Decision issued: Variation Minor Material Changes Granted
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26 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Southwark granted permission on 18 August 2023, 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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