5 Ethel Street London Southwark SE17 1NH
Approved on 9 February 2024
Council decision: Householder - GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Construction of a rear and side return extension, new roof terrace above existing outrigger and other minor external modifications to Victorian terraced house.
- Received
- 21 December 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- Ward
- North Walworth
- Agent
- House of Design Architects
- ReceivedReceived21 Dec
- ValidatedValidated22 Dec
- Consult.Consultation5 Feb
- TargetTarget Date15 Feb
- DecidedDecided9 Feb
Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at 5 Ethel Street London Southwark SE17 1NH. Southwark has handled 1,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days. The site is in the Larcom Street conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across North Walworth. We hold 400 applications in total for the SE17 postcode area.
93% of full 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
- Postcode
- SE17 1NH
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 December 2023
- Last date for comments
- 5 February 2024
- Target decision date
- 15 February 2024
- Permission expires
- 9 February 2027
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- House of Design Architects
- Architect profile
- HOUSE OF DESIGN ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- 13 Prince Of Wales Terrace London W8 5PG
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Larcom Street+1 more
- Listed building: Grade II: Southwark Central Library and Cuming MuseumOn or next to this site · +1 more
- Article 4 direction: Central Activities Zone+1 more
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Southwark
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