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Planning application

53 Marcia Road London Southwark SE1 5XF

Refused Southwark 23/AP/2514 Minor application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Retrospective planning permission for the use of the property as a large HMO (Use Class Sui Generis) for up to 10 occupiers.

As published by the council, reference 23/AP/2514

Application record

Reference
23/AP/2514
Type
Minor application
Status
Refused
Decision
Minor - REFUSED
Received
5 Sep 2023
Validated
26 Sep 2023
Decided
12 Dec 2023
Ward
South Bermondsey
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Simple
Postcode
SE1 5XF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Sep 2023

    Received by Southwark

  2. 26 Sep 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Dec 2023

    Decision issued: Minor - REFUSED

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

19 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Southwark refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

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.

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    22/AP/1349 Submitted 13 Apr 2022 53m away

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    Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition +1 7 docs
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