Employment development

Prior approvals and permitted development

Table 5 shows the amount of employment floorspace converted to residential floorspace through permitted development rights (PDR).

PDR allows certain development to occur without the need for full planning permission. This is subject to conditions. For more information, please see:

Table 5: Permitted Development/prior approvals involving employment floorspace
Financial Year	Number of applications for prior approvals	Employment floorspace lost to residential floorspace (sqm)
2019-20	6	667
2020-21	3	2,007
2021-22	1	192
2022-23	1	119
Total	11	2,985

Article 4 Directions

Article 4 Directions remove PDR in certain areas of the borough. Therefore, applicants are required to submit a planning application.

Southwark has several Article 4 Directions. These are in the:

Central Activities Zone (CAZ)
town centres
protected shopping frontages
site allocations
railway arches and more

This is to ensure planning permission is submitted for conversion of certain commercial uses.

Find out more about Article 4 Directions in Southwark

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