Article 4 Directions - Railway Arches

Overview

The council has made Article 4 Directions to remove permitted development rights relating to the conversion of railway arches in Southwark to residential dwellings.

Three Directions come into effect immediately and relate to development consisting of:

Changes of use from shops (Class A1), financial and professional services (Class A2), betting offices, pay day loan shops or launderettes (Sui Generis use), offices (Class B1a), or storage and distribution (Class B8) to a dwellinghouse (Class C3). (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class M, Class O and Class P).

A Direction relating to development consisting of changes of use from light industrial (Class B1c) to a dwellinghouse (Class C3) (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class PA) will come into effect on 1 October 2017.

Further information can be found in the report to Planning Committee and maps of the railway arches can be found with the Article 4 Directions below.

The council invites any comments and representations.

What happens next

The council will consider the responses and decide whether to confirm the Article 4 Directions in due course.