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296 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 2TE

Refused Southwark 26/AP/1717 All other prior approval applications

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
Refused As published: 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

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/AP/2891 Awaiting decision

    296 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 2TE

    Prior approval notification for the change of use of the second floor from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to one residential studio unit (Use Class C3)

    Submitted 1 Oct 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 17 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 31 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Refused

  5. 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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Documents

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23 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

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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