Unicorn Theatre 147 Tooley Street London Southwark SE1 2HZ Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/2354 - Minor application Approved

Proposal

Installation of safety rails to roof level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
18 Aug 2025
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Validated
21 Aug 2025
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Approved
8 Nov 2025

Approved on 8 Nov 2025 · Delegated Panel - Complex · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents 18

Decision & officer reports 9

PDF 0307 PARAPET DETAILS Decision - Plans · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 0306 NORTH ELEVATION PROPOSED Decision - Plans · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 0305 SOUTH ELEVATION PROPOSED Decision - Plans · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 0304 EAST ELEVATION PROPOSED Decision - Plans · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 0303 WEST ELEVATION PROPOSED Decision - Plans · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 0301 ROOF PLAN PROPOSED Decision - Plans · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 302 INDICATIVE IMPACT ON VIEWS SAFETY RAILS Decision - Plans · 18 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 307 INDICATIVE DETAIL OF RAIL CONSTRUCTION Decision - Plans · 18 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 313_SK_001 SKETCH PLAN Decision - Plans · 18 Aug 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF FIRE STATEMENT Fire Statement · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access statement · 18 Aug 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 313_0100 SITE PLAN Site - Block plan · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 18 Aug 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PRESS NOTICE - 11/09/2025 Press Notice · 9 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 13

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 ↗
Tooley Street 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.
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, 548 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.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Fire Station, Grade II, 28 m away · 4 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 6 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 81 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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.

Building

Floor area3,617 m² (38,933 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 53)
UseGeneral Assembly and Leisure, Night Clubs, and Theatres
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, 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
Minor application
Postcode
SE1 2HZ
Received
18 Aug 2025
Validated
21 Aug 2025
Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Nov 2025
Decision
Minor - GRANTED
Decision date
8 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Complex
Applicant
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Agent
Keith Williams Architects
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 24 days slower than Southwark's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
539decided 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

1comment received
1 supporting

18 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) for the installation of solar panels on roof
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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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20/AP/1214
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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

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.