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33-38 Rushworth Street London Southwark SE1 0RB

23/AP/3567Minor applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 26 April 2024

Council decision: Minor - GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Upward extension on part of roof to create roof terrace structure, stair/lift overrun and enclosed plant area. Installation of solar panels on the roof at 33-38 Rushworth Street and 1-7 King's Bench Street, and external alterations.

Received
22 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
13
Ward
Borough & Bankside
Agent
Rolfe Judd Planning
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated27 Dec
  3. Consult.14 Apr
  4. Target20 Feb
  5. Decided26 Apr

Decided in 121 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 33-38 Rushworth Street London Southwark SE1 0RB. Southwark has handled 1,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 126 days, 11 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the King's Bench conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 185 applications across Borough & Bankside. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 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
SE1 0RB
Application type
Minor application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 December 2023
Last date for comments
14 April 2024
Target decision date
20 February 2024
Permission expires
26 April 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
Rolfe Judd Planning
Agent address
Old Church Court Claylands Road Oval London SW8 1NZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Documents
53

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)
  • Conservation area: King's Bench
  • Listed building: Grade II: Merrow House, Rushworth Street EstateOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Bankside and Borough District Town Centre+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Newspaper House40,Rushworth Street,,SE1 6RBRegister site at or near this address · +2 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, 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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Source: Southwark

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