The Counting House 53 Tooley Street London Southwark SE1 2QN Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1889 - Advertisement Consent Under consideration/assessment
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of 4no. internally illuminated static (letters only) fascia signs, 2no. non-illuminated blade signs and 3no. internally installed, and internally illuminated hanging signs. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Target date was 16 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 19 Oct 2026; it is now day 110.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 2

PDF REASONABLE EXCEPTION STATEMENT Fire Statement · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 13

Grade II listed: The Counting House
List entry 1385968 · The pin is inside its outline · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 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.
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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 ↗
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 ↗
3 Article 4 directions
Central Activities Zone · Protected shopping frontage SF13: Hay's Galleria · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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, 504 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 ↗
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
Wider setting of protected view 2A.1 Parliament Hill summit to St Paul's Cathedral; 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 area956 m² (10,290 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 48)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 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 2QN
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Agent
Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd
Leaseholder
Show

Decision outlook

Day 110, past the statutory target. 85% of signs and adverts in Southwark are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 18 Oct 2026.

Day 11054 days past the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
117decided 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 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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.