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Railway Arches 231 To 235 Empress Street London Southwark SE17 3HJ

Granted Southwark 26/AP/1323 Approval of Details

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

  1. 7 May 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 8 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: AOD - Granted

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Montagu Evans LLP Agent, registered in London

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6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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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