Planning application
2 Mountbatten Court 153A Rotherhithe Street London Southwark SE16 5QL
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
- Refused As published: 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
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Southwark
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9 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 May 2026
Decision issued: Change of Use - REFUSED
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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