Planning application
Railway Arches 231 To 235 Empress Street London Southwark SE17 3HJ
Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Details of Condition 3 (Soft Demolition Method Statement for Bats) required by planning permission ref: 25/AP/0966 granted on 21.04.2026 for: (Refurbishment of the internal unit, external facade including replacement of the front and rear infills, demolition of the lean-to extension, construction of a replacement lean-to extension, replacement of roller shutter; replacement of part of the front boundary wall with 3m high palisade fencing and a single leaf gate at the south-eastern corner to allow pedestrian access and retention of existing two accesses on the south side of the site Railway Arches 231 To 235).
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1323
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/1323
- Type
- Approval of Details
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: AOD - Granted
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Faraday
- Parish
- Borough, Bankside And Walworth
- Decision by
- Source Team
- Postcode
- SE17 3HJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by Southwark
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8 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Jun 2026
Decision issued: AOD - Granted
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25 Jul 2026
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Southwark granted permission on 11 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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