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2 Mountbatten Court 153A Rotherhithe Street London Southwark SE16 5QL

Refused Southwark 26/AP/0470 Change of Use

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

Proposal

Change of use of an existing C3 residential flat to allow use as short-term visitor accommodation (sui generis), comprising whole-unit short-term letting exceeding 90 nights per calendar year. No external alterations or physical works are proposed.

As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0470

Application record

Reference
26/AP/0470
Type
Change of Use
Status
Refused
Decision
Change of Use - REFUSED
Received
17 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Decided
1 May 2026
Ward
Rotherhithe
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Complex
Postcode
SE16 5QL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Feb 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 May 2026

    Decision issued: Change of Use - REFUSED

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 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.

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