Planning application
Great Court 78 Rolls Road London Southwark SE1 5DU
Works: Windows or glazing
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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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by Southwark
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4 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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16 documents on file for this application
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