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26/AP/1241 - Advertisement Consent Approved
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Application progress

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Received
29 Apr 2026
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Validated
30 Apr 2026
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Approved
7 Aug 2026

Approved on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 8 Aug 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF 14162D LOCATION PLAN Decision - Plans · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 14162B INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED PROJECTOR SIGN Decision - Plans · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 14162C PROPOSED SIGNAGE Decision - Plans · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 7 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 7 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Bankside and Borough District Town Centre · Central Activities Zone. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area: North Southwark and Roman Roads
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Southwark AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project 145 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 145 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 196 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Town centre: Bankside and The Borough
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area5,546 m² (59,697 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 66)
UseC1 Hotels
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
SE1 0JA
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Borough & Bankside
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Jun 2026
Decision
Advertisement Consent-GRANTED
Decision date
7 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
Show
Agent
L&G SIGNS LTD
Leaseholder
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 99 days from validation, 46 days slower than Southwark's median of 53 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 94% of signs and adverts here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
74decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Southwark in the last twelve months, from validation. Southwark decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Southwark is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #54 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Southwark decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #93 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #92 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #54 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #122 of 296
92%
Minor dwellings approved
259 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,622
Total decisions
132 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.