Article 4 Directions

Class E to Residential

On 27 January 2022, Southwark Council confirmed an immediate Article 4 Direction that came into effect from 1 August 2021. This withdraws the permitted development rights under Class MA. This means changes of use from Commercial, Business and Leisure (Class E) to residential (Class C3) will need planning permission in the following locations:

• Central Activities Zone
• Railway Arches
• Town centres
• New Southwark Plan Site Allocations
• Strategic Protected Industrial Land
• Shopping frontages

More information can be found in the supporting documents, including the full list of the areas the Directions apply to and the committee reports which set out the reasons why the directions were introduced by the council.

Related documents

• Planning Committee Report
• Schedule of the updated site allocation references in the Southwark Plan 2022
• Consultation report
• Equalities Impact Assessment
• Greater London Authority strategic evidence to support Article 4 Direction
• Article 4 Direction (Class MA – Class E) – immediate ^{(PDF, 4.8mb)}

Page last updated: 01 August 2024