Policy information sourced from Lambeth and Southwark Councils’ South Bank & Waterloo Neighbourhood Plan
Southwark - P11 Retail and Work
In Lower Marsh, planning applications will be required to:
- Retain an appropriate mix of retail units, taking particular note of the following:
- Planning applications involving the loss of an A1 unit will not be supported unless the overall percentage of A1 units remains above 50% following its loss.
- Planning applications involving the loss of an A3 unit will not be supported unless the overall percentage of A3 units reamins above 30% following its loss.
- Retain and enhance the retail use of the frontages, taking particular note of the following:
- conversion from retail to residential on these streets will not be permitted, and
- applications to convert ground floor residential units to A1 or A3 use will be supported*
*with the exception of the purpose built housing such as New Cut housing Co-op and Styles House.
For more information please see the South Bank & Waterloo Neighbourhood Plan