Planning application
Arches 36-39 America Street London Southwark SE1 0NJ
Works: Demolition
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Proposal
Details of condition 7 'Noise from amplified music' planning application ref no. 23/AP/0561 (Change of use of Arch 36 (Car Wash Use Class E(g) and Arch 37 (Production studio Use Class E(c)), Arch 38 and Arch 39 (Car park Sui Generis) to flexible uses under Use Class E (a), (b), (c), (d),(g) (ii) and (g) (iii) and/or Drinking Establishment (Sui Generis); installation of shopfronts, creation of cycle and bin storage, demolition of external lean to structures to front, side and rear and the installation of substation)
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0367
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/0367
- Type
- Approval of Details
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Borough & Bankside
- Parish
- Borough, Bankside And Walworth
- Postcode
- SE1 0NJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/AP/0357 Granted
Arches 36-39 America Street London Southwark SE1 0NJ
Details of Condition 5 (Community use) planning application ref no. 23/AP/0561 'Change of use of Arch 36 (Car Wash Use Class E(g) and Arch 37 (Production studio Use Class E(c)), Arch 38 and Arch 39 (Car park Sui Generis) to flexible uses under Use Class E (a), (b), (c), (d),(g) (ii) and (g) (iii) and/or Drinking Establishment (Sui Generis); installation of shopfronts, creation of cycle and bin storage, demolition of external lean to structures to front, side and rear and the installation of substation'.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2026
Received by Southwark
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9 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 April 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 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Arches 36-39 America Street London Southwark SE1 0NJ
Details of Condition 5 (Community use) planning application ref no. 23/AP/0561 'Change of use of Arch 36 (Car Wash Use Class E(g) and Arch 37 (Production studio Use Class E(c)), Arch 38 and Arch 39 (Car park Sui Generis) to flexible uses under Use Class E (a), (b), (c), (d),(g) (ii) and (g) (iii) and/or Drinking Establishment (Sui Generis); installation of shopfronts, creation of cycle and bin storage, demolition of external lean to structures to front, side and rear and the installation of substation'.
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