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26/AP/2290 - Advertisement Consent Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Temporary advertisement consent to display 1x Pride Progress flag on the high-level footway of Tower Bridge for the month of June 2027 for the next five years ending 2032. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Validated
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Statements & assessments 1

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage statement · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 2-C-44221-3 WEST ELEVATION (PROPOSED) Plan - Proposed · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PRESS NOTICE - 13/08/2026 Press Notice · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHIC SCHEDULE Photographs and photomontages · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 18

Grade I listed: Tower Bridge (That Part That Lies Within the Borough of Southwark)
List entry 1385980 · The pin is inside its outline · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 6 Grade II)
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 the other 7 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 ↗
Tower Bridge 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
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.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside 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, 636 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 ↗
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 ↗
Thames Path 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
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.
Also on the record
Wider setting of protected view 4A.1 Primrose Hill summit to St Paul's Cathedral; 6A.1 Blackheath Point to St Paul's Cathedral; Flood defence 5 m away (bridge abutment, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Tree preservation order 12 m away: Portland Wharf, Shad Thames, SE1 2UP; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 9 m away: Mudflats; Designated open space 5 m away; Town centre 8 m away: London Bridge; Metropolitan Open Land 22 m away.
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 area141 m² (1,518 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 24)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2023, 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 2UP
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Oct 2026
Decision
Advertisement Consent-GRANTED
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. 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.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
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25/AP/3213
2025
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed works to a listed building) for replacement of hydrau…
25/AP/1299
2025
Listed building consent for replacement of previously modernised timber floorboards and m…
25/AP/1189
2024 Approved
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the replacement of flagpoles.
24/AP/0862
2024 Approved
Observations requested by the London Borough of Southwark in relation to a Lawful Develop…
PA/24/00601/NC
2023 Approved
Overlay the existing roof coverings within a liquid applied waterproofing system; Install…
23/AP/2944
Within ~100m

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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
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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
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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.