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Great Court 78 Rolls Road London Southwark SE1 5DU

Awaiting decision Southwark 26/AP/1256 Minor application

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Proposal

Change the use of the existing cafe (Class E) to 3 PBSA rooms and new communal living / kitchen / dining room, including minor external alterations including replacement of windows at ground floor level

As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1256

Application record

Reference
26/AP/1256
Type
Minor application
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
4 May 2026
Ward
Old Kent Road
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Postcode
SE1 5DU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/AP/2505 Granted

    Great Court 78 Rolls Road London Southwark SE1 5DU

    Installation of internal window vinyl stickers to the ground floor glass windows of student accommodation building.

    Decided 12 Oct 2022 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 May 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 4 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 June 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in The Oval

Active · incorporated 1992 · The Oval

522 applications on PlanIndex · across 22 councils · 94% granted

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Documents

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

16 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 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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