Communications Hub Outside Friars Bridge Court 41 - 45 Blackfriars Road London Southwark SE1 8NZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/2084 - Minor application Approved
Telecoms masts

Proposal

Removal of existing communication apparatus and installation of a freestanding open access communications hub incorporating a digital advertising display, defibrillator, interactive display and telephone equipment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Validated
24 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF A/489467/05 REV B COMMUNICATION HUB Decision - Plans · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TD-1317-0001 REV A SHEET 1 OF 2 GROUND PLATE ASSEMBLY Decision - Plans · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TD-1317-0001 REV A SHEET 2 OF 2 GROUND PLATE ASSEMBLY Decision - Plans · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF COVER LETTER WITH FIRE STATEMENT Application - Covering letter · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF A 489467 01 REV A PROPOSED COMMS STRUCTURE Plan - Proposed · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN Site - Block plan · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

IMG SITE NOTICE EVIDENCE Site notice · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG SITE NOTICE EVIDENCE Site notice · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

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 ↗
3 Article 4 directions
Site allocation NSP18: Land enclosed by Colombo Street, Meymott Street and Blackfriars Road · Bankside and Borough District Town Centre · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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: Bankside and The Borough
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
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Conservation area 100 m away: Waterloo; Designated open space 48 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 8NZ
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Borough & Bankside
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Minor - GRANTED
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
Show
Agent
JCDecaux UK Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 5 days faster than Southwark's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
298decided in the last year

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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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25/AP/3792
2025
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25/AP/0596
2025
UK-000035 Bt Street Hub Outside 52 Blackfriars Road London Southwark SE1 8NZ
Installation of x1 street hub incorporating one digital 75-inch LCD advert screen on each…
25/AP/0595
2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Refused
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Erection of 1no. 96 sheet digital LED advertisement display.
22/AP/1657
2020 Approved
Land, Including Edward Edwards House And The Prince William Pub, Suthring House, At 216-220 Blackfriars Road (north Of Nicholson Street), SE1
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Colombo House 50-60 Blackfriars Road London Southwark SE1 8NZ
Construction of exhaust duct to rear elevation.
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2021 Approved
Friars Bridge Court 41-45 Blackfriars Road London Southwark
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2020 Approved
Friars Bridge Court 41-45 Blackfriars Road London Southwark
Installation of plant to roof and minor alterations to existing elevations.
20/AP/2842
2020 Approved
Colombo House 50-60 Blackfriars Road London Southwark
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2020 Approved
Colombo House 50-60 Blackfriars Road London Southwark
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2020 Approved
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20/AP/2190
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19/AP/5569
2019 Approved
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2019
216-220 Blackfriars Road London SE1 8NL
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2016 Approved
Prince William Henry PH 216-219 Blackfriars Road London SE1 8NL
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16/AP/1732
2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
1 3 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 AND14 Brinton Walk London SE1 0XD
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2016 Approved
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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