Bridgemasters House Duchess Walk London Southwark SE1 2RF Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/2549 - Minor application Approved

Proposal

Amendments to the rear facade of Bridgemaster's house on Duchess Walk to facilitate the Fire Suppression project work. This requires the adaptation of the Duchess Walk glazed facade to accommodate 2no. grilles, a breaching inlet, an and alarm. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Sept 2025
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Approved
9 Oct 2025

Approved on 9 Oct 2025 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 18

Decision & officer reports 9

PDF 001831-PUR-SAP-B2-DR-A-00170 C01 ENGINE ROOM & RESERVOIR - BASEMENT PLAN - PROPOSED Decision - Plans · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 001831-PUR-SAP-B1-DR-A-00171 C01 ENGINE ROOM & RESERVOIR - LOWER GROUND PLAN - PROPOSED Decision - Plans · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 001831-PUR-SAP-00-DR-A-00172 C01 PAVEMENT LEVEL ABOVE ENGINE ROOM - PLAN - PROPOSED Decision - Plans · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 001831-PUR-SAP-B2-DR-A-00175 C01 ENGINE ROOM & RESERVOIR - KEY PLANS - PROPOSED Decision - Plans · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 001831-PUR-SAP-B2-DR-A-00176 C01 ENGINE ROOM & RESERVOIR - SECTIONS - PROPOSED Decision - Plans · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 001831-PUR-SAP-B2-DR-A-00177 C01 ENGINE ROOM & RESERVOIR - SECTIONS - PROPOSED Decision - Plans · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 001831-PUR-SAP-B2-DR-A-00178 C01 RESERVOIR - SECTIONS - PROPOSED Decision - Plans · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 001831-PUR-SAP-B2-DR-A-00375 C01 BRIDGEMASTER'S HOUSE - PROPOSED ADAPTIONS TO REAR ELEVATION Decision - Plans · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 001831-PUR-SAP-B2-DR-A-00270 CO1 RESERVOIR - COORDINATED PLANS Decision - Plans · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access statement · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Heritage statement · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF FIRE STATEMENT Fire Statement · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 001831-PUR-ZZZ-XX-DR-A-00057 C01 BRIDGEMASTER'S HOUSE - SITE PLAN Site - Block plan · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF PRESS NOTICE - 18/09/2025 Press Notice · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 14

Grade II listed: Tower Bridge Bridgemasters House (Bridge House Estate) and Gate to Side
List entry 1385981 · The pin is inside its outline · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 9 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 10 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Central Activities Zone · London Bridge District 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.
Protected view corridor: 6A.1 Blackheath Point to St Paul's Cathedral
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is. Also in the wider setting of 4A.1 Primrose Hill summit to St Paul's Cathedral.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
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, 567 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
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 ↗
Town centre: London Bridge
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
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 38 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Minor application
Postcode
SE1 2RF
Received
5 Sept 2025
Validated
5 Sept 2025
Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2025
Decision
Minor - GRANTED
Decision date
9 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
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Agent
Purcell LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 21 days faster than Southwark's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
540decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

45 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
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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

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