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163 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0SU

Awaiting decision Southwark 25/AP/2479 Change of Use

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Proposal

Change of use from class E (retail), class B2 (bakery) and sui generis hot food take-away, to hot food take-away (sui generis); removal of extraction duct, metal awning and digital display screen; and creation of an on-street loading bay with associated signage on Warham Street.

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2479

Application record

Reference
25/AP/2479
Type
Change of Use
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
28 Aug 2025
Validated
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Newington
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Postcode
SE5 0SU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Aug 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 19 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Southwark took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Planning Direct Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Belfast

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Documents

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42 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Southwark for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southwark decided full applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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