Arch 36-39 America Street London Southwark SE1 0NJ
Refused on 31 December 2025
Proposal
Discharge of Condition 5 (Community Use), partial discharge of Condition 7 (Noise from amplified music) and variation to Condition 15 (Hours of Use) pursuant to 23/AP/0561 [Change of use of Arch 36 (Car Wash Use Class E(g) and Arch 37 (Production studio Use Class E(c)), Arch 38 and Arch 39 (Car park Sui Generis) to flexible uses under Use Class E (a), (b), (c), (d),(g) (ii) and (g) (iii) and/or Drinking Establishment (Sui Generis); installation of shopfronts, creation of cycle and bin storage, demolition of external lean to structures to front, side and rear and the installation of substation] to amend opening hours to 06:00 - 23:00 daily.
- Submitted
- 29 October 2025
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- ReceivedSubmitted29 Oct
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided31 Dec
Decided in 63 days
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at Arch 36-39 America Street London Southwark SE1 0NJ. Southwark has handled 7,761 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 2 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SE1 0NJ
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Union StreetPart of the site
- Article 4 direction: Bankside and Borough District Town Centre+2 more
- Brownfield land register: 52,Southwark Bridge Road, & 74 Union Street Se1,SE1 0ARRegister site at or near this address · +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, 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.
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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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202510 Jan
Non Material Amendment for Condition 13 - NMA for planning application 23/AP/0561
ApprovedNon-material amendment25/AP/0057 - 202315 Nov
Details of condition 4 (Cycle Parking) pursuant to planning permission ref. 23/AP/0561
ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/AP/3185 - 202310 Nov
Details of condition 3 (Archaeology) pursuant to planning permission ref. 23/AP/0561
ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/AP/3151
Source: Southwark
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