157-169 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RY

1. 14 Jul 2023

   Received by Southwark

2. 2 Aug 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 8 Nov 2023

   Decision issued: Minor - GRANTED

4. 26 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Southwark granted permission on 8 November 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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 159-167 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1RY

  23/AP/1967 Submitted 14 Jul 2023 0m away

  Listed Building Consent for the installation of one external air conditioning unit and a retrospective application for three existing air conditioning units situated on the first-floor roof facing Walworth Road

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 25 docs

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

  23/AP/3038 Submitted 31 Oct 2023 21m away

  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.

  Decided Conditions 6 docs

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

  23/AP/2099 Submitted 26 Jul 2023 28m 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 28m 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 28m 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

• 5 Ethel Street London Southwark SE17 1NH

  25/AP/2405 Submitted 21 Aug 2025 31m away

  Variation of Condition 1 (Approved plans); alterations to the approved roof terrace screen on top of the existing outrigger, and to the roof and rear wall materials for the approved ground floor extension, alterations to the proposed fenestration on the roof and rear elevation of the extension, increase of size to the side facing W/C window on the first floor of the exsiting rear outrigger, and minor adjustment of the flank wall to the extension to become a party wall rather than a boundary wall. Varitation of the wording of Condition 4 (Obscured glazing around the roof terrace); alteration of the approved material for the approved roof terrace, of planning permission 23/AP/3535 approved 09/02/2024 for 'Construction of a rear and side return extension, new roof terrace above existing outrigger and other minor external modifications to Victorian terraced house'.

  Granted Amendments Extension Roofing +1 23 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/AP/1021 Refused

  Davotti Apartments 351 Rotherhithe Street London Southwark SE16 5LJ

  Construction of two additional storeys to provide 4 self-contained flats

  10 Apr 2026 Full applications
• 26/AP/1371 Granted

  135 Merrow Street London Southwark SE17 2NX

  Providing level access from the street; refurbishment of interior spaces; replacement of the existing rear/side lean-to structure with a new infill arrangement, incorporating a new wall to the Villa Street elevation and the rear courtyard; retention and repair of existing facades including the repainted hand-painted signage; and new electrical supply and mechanical ventilation provision.

  12 May 2026 Full applications
• 26/AP/1445 Granted

  42A Harper Road London Southwark SE1 6AD

  Retrospective application for the installation of external security shutters and a postbox

  20 May 2026 Full applications
• 26/AP/1322 Granted

  St Francis R C Primary School Friary Road London Southwark SE15 1RQ

  Installation of 7no. new external air conditioning units.

  7 May 2026 Full applications
• 26/AP/0780 Granted

  10 Marshalsea Road London Southwark SE1 1HL

  Amalgamation of ground and basement Class (E) with existing first, second and third floor dwelling (C3) to create enlarged dwelling and associated bike and bin stores

  18 Mar 2026 Full applications