Planning application
2 - 5 Milkwell Yard London Southwark SE5 9PP
Works: Windows or glazing Small domestic
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Proposal
Change of use from retail (Use Class E) to a single-storey boutique hotel (Use Class C1) comprising 8 guest bedrooms with ancillary communal space, together with associated external alterations, cycle parking, refuse storage, alteration to fenestration and associated works.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0405
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/0405
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 11 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Camberwell Green
- Parish
- Camberwell
- Postcode
- SE5 9PP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Feb 2026
Received by Southwark
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23 Feb 2026
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 20 April 2026, 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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JMS Planning & Development Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Halesworth
Active · incorporated 2015 · Halesworth
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