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Arches 129/135 And 130/136 Elephant And Castle Elephant Road London

24/AP/1436Minor applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 11 October 2024

Council decision: Minor - GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Refurbishment and single-storey rear extension to arches 129/135 and 130/136, including ancillary cafe space to existing nightclub (Sui Generis), new door in side elevation, partial demolition of existing billboard structure and all other associated works.

Received
15 May 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
North Walworth
Agent
DP9 Limited
  1. Received15 May
  2. Validated16 May
  3. Consult.4 Jul
  4. Target10 Jul
  5. Decided11 Oct

Decided in 148 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Arches 129/135 And 130/136 Elephant And Castle Elephant Road London. Southwark has handled 1,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 149 days, 14 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across North Walworth.

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

Application type
Minor application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 May 2024
Last date for comments
4 July 2024
Target decision date
10 July 2024
Permission expires
11 October 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
DP9 Limited
Agent address
100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
35

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)Part of the site
  • Article 4 direction: Central Activities Zone+4 more
  • Brownfield land register: Shopping Centre SiteElephant And Castle,New Kent Road, Arches Six And Seven Elephant Road…Register 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    18 Dec

    Non material amendment of planning permission ref. 24/AP/1436

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment25/AP/3707
  2. 2024
    15 May

    Refurbishment and single-storey rear extension to arches 129/135

    This applicationApprovedFull24/AP/1436

Source: Southwark

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