Planning application
223 Southwark Park Road London Southwark SE16 3TS
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Proposal
Refurbishment of two-storey property (formerly C.Thorowgood furniture retailer) as retail gallery and ancillary rental studios, to include partial demolition works and, exterior upgrades and modifications including: Ground Floor Entrance to East elevation removed and replaced further left of the facade Alterations to improve overall building access including DDA compliance New full height walls to part of South and East facade with new windows New entrance to first floor studios to North facade New entrance to commercial studio to North facade Shopfront replaced at ground floor level Windows retained at first floor level West facade window removed and filled in New window at first floor North facade New window at first floor South facade Lightwell filled in PV panels to existing roof Extension to existing access at rooftop level
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2352
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/2352
- Type
- Minor application
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 15 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 22 Aug 2025
- Ward
- South Bermondsey
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
- Postcode
- SE16 3TS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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20/AP/3462 Granted
223 Southwark Park Road London Southwark SE16 3TS
Temporary change of use of 223 Southwark Park Road from retail store (use class E(a)) to a training facility (use class F1(a)) with a public information area, digital community library, classroom space, and associated welfare facilities for a period of up to 12 months between January 15th 2021 and January 15th 2022.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Aug 2025
Received by Southwark
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22 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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Who's behind it
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Hutchison Kivotos Architects ltd. Agent, an architecture practice registered in London
Active · incorporated 2009 · London
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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