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296 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 2TE

Awaiting decision Southwark 26/AP/2891

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

Proposal

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)

As published by the council, reference 26/AP/2891

Application record

Reference
26/AP/2891
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
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/1717 Refused

    296 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 2TE

    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).

    Decided 31 Jul 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 2 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 November 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 52 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 52 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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