Planning application
296 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 2TE
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use of the second floor from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 1 self-contained flat under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1717
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/1717
- Type
- All other prior approval applications
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Refused
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- North Walworth
- Parish
- Borough, Bankside And Walworth
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Simple
- Postcode
- SE17 2TE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by Southwark
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17 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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31 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Refused
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9 Aug 2026
Status changed to Refused
Previously Under consideration/assessment.
Who's behind it
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Continuum Urban Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London
Active · incorporated 2019 · London
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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Southwark refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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