Metro Central Heights 119 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6BN Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/2089 - Advertisement Consent Refused
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of 1no. internally illuminated digital advertisement display within proposed communications hub. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
27 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
17 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Panel - Complex · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 4

PDF A/489467/05 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Decision - Plans · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A/489467/ 01 REV A PROPOSED COMMS STRUCTURE Decision - Plans · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN & IMAGES Decision - Plans · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A/489467/ 05 REV B COMMUNICATION HUB Decision - Plans · 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

PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Application - Covering letter · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 13

Grade II listed: Metro Central Heights
List entry 1405570 · The pin is inside its outline · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Central Activities Zone · Elephant and Castle Major 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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: Elephant and Castle/ Walworth Road
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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
National infrastructure project 1089 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Wider setting of protected view 23A.1 Centre of Bridge over the Serpentine to the Palace of Westminster; 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

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
SE1 6BN
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Chaucer
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Sept 2026
Decision
Advertisement Consent - REFUSED
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Complex
Applicant
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Agent
JCDecaux UK Limited
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 13% of signs and adverts here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
130decided 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 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
20 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

2024 Approved
Bus Shelter 0128/0103 Pavement Outside Skipton House Newington Causeway London SE1 6NJ
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24/AP/3315
2024 Approved
Pavement Outside 99-101 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6BN
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24/AP/3312
2024 Approved
Ministry Of Sound, 103 Gaunt Street London Southwark SE1 6DP
Restrospective application for installation of retractable canopies over a part-area of t…
24/AP/1503
2022 Approved
101 Newington Causeway (Former Salvation Army Headquarters) London Southwark SE1 6BN
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15…
22/AP/2423
2022 Approved
5-9 Rockingham Street And 2-4 Tiverton Street London SE1 6PF
Redevelopment of site to provide a 24 storey building plus basement consisting of purpose…
22/AP/1068
2022 Approved
Pavement Opposite 99 Newington Causeway London SE1 6FJ
Installation of an internally illuminated freestanding double-sided digital advertisement…
22/AP/3662
2022 Approved
Pavement Opposite 89-93 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1
Removal of existing advertisement unit and installation of a new internally illuminated f…
22/AP/3763
2022 Approved
Development Site At 5-9 Rockingham Street And Tiverton Street Southwark London SE1 6PD
Redevelopment to provide a 23 storey building plus basement and mezzanine consisting of s…
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2016 Approved
73-85 Newington Causeway London SE1 6BD
A tall building of approximately 100 metres, providing 100 residentail units, a 400 seat…
16/AP/4506
2021 Approved
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Display of a square internally illuminated projecting signboard
21/AP/1663
2021 Approved
Travel Lodge Hotel Ceramic Building 87 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6BD
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21/AP/0307
2019 Approved
87 Newington Causeway London Southwark SE1 6BD
Installation of 4 internally illuminated adverts (logo letters) at ground to fourth floor…
19/AP/6718
2019 Approved
5-9 Rockingham Street And 2-4 Tiverton Street SE1 6PF
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a 21-storey building (max height 70.665m…
19/AP/0750
2019 Approved
241 & 251 Southwark Bridge Road London SE1 6FJ
Display of 11 fascia signs: 5 internally illuminated signs, 3 projected signs and 3 plate…
19/AP/1262
2019 Approved
5-9 Rockingham Street & 2-4 Tiverton Street SE1 6PF
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19/AP/1028
2018 Withdrawn
Pavement Outside 251 Southwark Bridge Road London SE1 6FJ
Prior Application for the installation of 1x Smart Hub with 2x inset digital advertising…
18/AP/3715
2018 Withdrawn
Pavement Outside 251 Southwark Bridge Road London SE1 6FJ
The installation of 1x Smart Hub with 2x inset digital advertising screens.
18/AP/3716
2018 Approved
Eileen House 80-94 Newington Causeway London SE1 6EF
Display of static, non illuminated advertisement panels on the ground floor windows front…
18/AP/0877
2017 Approved
64-66 Newington Causeway London SE1 6DD
Retention of 8 externally located air conditioning units at roof level.
17/AP/0477
2017 Refused
Telephone Kiosk On Pavement O/S 99-101 Newington Causeway London SE1 6BN
Installation of a public telephone box
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2016 Withdrawn
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2016 Withdrawn
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2016 Approved
Flat 53 Metro Central Heights 119 Newington Causeway London SE1 6BA
Refurbishment of original Universal Medium Crittal Windows to include double glazed units.
16/AP/4355
2016 Approved
Eileen House 80-94 Newington Causeway London SE1 6EF
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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

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