Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park Lambeth Road London Southwark SE1 6HZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/2882 - Minor application Under consideration/assessment
Demolition

Proposal

Demolition of a small unlisted building formerly used as a visitor centre, together with removal and partial relocation of associated and surrounding fencing, within Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, London SE1. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2026
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Validated
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Nov 2026 and 30 Nov 2026, from Southwark's recent demolitions.

Documents

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Site constraints 16

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Imperial War Museum, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Metropolitan Open Land
Green belt level protection inside London.
The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
West Square conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Central Activities Zone · Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Tree preservation order: Geraldine Mary Harmsworth
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
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 ↗
Town centre: Elephant and Castle/ Walworth Road
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.
National infrastructure project about 459 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 459 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, about 73 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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
Wider setting of protected view 23A.1 Centre of Bridge over the Serpentine to the Palace of Westminster; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat about 25 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Minor application
Postcode
SE1 6HZ
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
St Georges
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Erect Architecture Ltd.

Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Southwark usually decides demolitions by day 54.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
107decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London Southwark SE1 6HZ
Listed building consent for replacement of an outdoor air handling unit, condensers, asso…
25/AP/3289
2025 Approved
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London Southwark SE1 6HZ
Replacement of an outdoor air handling unit, condensers, associated ductwork and an acous…
25/AP/3288
2025
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London Southwark SE1 6HZ
Listed buildng consent for Replacement and installation of X 2 permanent and X 1 temporar…
25/AP/3061
2025
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London Southwark SE1 6HZ
Advertisement consent for replacement and installation of X 2 permanent and X 1 temporary…
25/AP/3064
2023 Approved
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London Southwark SE1 6HZ
Installation of x2 ducts at roof level (Associated LBC: 23/AP/0395)
23/AP/0394
2023 Approved
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London Southwark SE1 6HZ
Installation of 2 new ducts at roof level of the Imperial War Museum.
23/AP/0395
2022 Approved
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London Southwark SE1 6HZ
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed - Listed Building) for installation of new partition…
22/AP/3419
2021 Approved
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London Southwark SE1 6HZ
Removal of 1 mature category B Ash Tree and 2 young category C trees including works to m…
21/AP/0232
2021 Approved
The Gate Lodge Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London SE1 6HZ
Details of Condition 2ii (Structural Works) and 2iv (Render Repairs), as required by plan…
21/AP/0233
2020 Approved
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London Southwark SE1 6HZ
Minor amendments to the size of the permanent banners in the front portico of building ap…
20/AP/1108
2020 Approved
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London Southwark SE1 6HZ
Display of x 2no. hanging banners in the front portico.
20/AP/1114
2019 Approved
The Gate Lodge Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London SE1 6HZ
Listed Building Consent for internal and external works comprised of : (a) The renewal of…
19/AP/2097
2019 Withdrawn
THE GATE LODGE, IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, LAMBETH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 6HZ
Internal and external works comprised of : (a) The renewal of roof areas, integral gutter…
19/AP/2096
2019 Approved
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London SE1 6HZ
Minor amendments to the permanent banners in the front portico of the Imperial War Museum…
19/AP/1330
2018 Approved
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London SE1 6HZ
Installation of 2no. new banners in the front portico of Imperial War Museum London
18/AP/3590
2018 Approved
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London SE1 6HZ
Installation of 2 new banners in the front portico of Imperial War Museum London SE1
18/AP/3589
2018 Approved
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London SE1 6HZ
Variation of condition 1 to amend the approved drawings, the revisions include installing…
18/AP/3305
2018 Approved
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London SE1 6HZ
Replacement fan units at second floor, insertion of 2 of louvres on the east, south and w…
18/AP/3277
2018 Approved
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London SE1 6HZ
Installation of an information totem constituting an advertisment relating to temporary p…
18/AP/2594
2018 Approved
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Installation of lighting rig and temporary poppies sculpture for a six week period.
18/AP/2593
2018 Approved
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18/AP/2395
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18/AP/0313
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Refurbishment of windows, including new vents on East, South and West elevations.
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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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