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Unit 30 The Penarth Centre Penarth Street London Southwark

23/AP/2351Change of UseApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 25 January 2024

Council decision: Change of Use - GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Continuation of the temporary change of use of Unit 30 for artistic and creative purposes for hire comprising studios, galleries, workspace, rehearsal and performance space, associated activities and amenities (Sui Generis) granted 21/09/2021 (21/AP/2019) for a further five years until 21/09/2028

Received
18 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Old Kent Road
  1. Received18 Aug
  2. Validated21 Aug
  3. Consult.4 Oct
  4. Target15 Oct
  5. Decided25 Jan

Decided in 157 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Unit 30 The Penarth Centre Penarth Street London Southwark. Southwark has handled 146 applications of this type. This one was decided in 160 days, 16 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Old Kent Road.

88% of amendment applications at London Borough of Southwark were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Change of Use
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 August 2023
Last date for comments
4 October 2023
Target decision date
15 October 2023
Permission expires
25 January 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
JenRossConsulting
Agent address
Lantern House 2B Morocco Street London SE1 3HB

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Article 4 direction: Site allocation NSP70: Hatcham Road, Penarth Street and Ilderton Road+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Hatcham Road and Penarth Street and IIlderton RoadRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Southwark

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