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Planning application

256 - 260 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1JF

Awaiting decision Southwark 26/AP/1565

Works: New dwelling

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Prior approval notification (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G) for partial change of use of the upper floors of 256-260 Walworth Road from office use (Use Class E) to two studio flats (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1565

Application record

Reference
26/AP/1565
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Postcode
SE17 1JF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 24 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Awaiting decision

    Previously Under consideration/assessment.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 August 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.

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's median decision took 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Southwark's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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