120A Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2UB Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1999 - Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed Awaiting decision

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for change of use of The Lodge, 120a Lower Road, London SE16, from Class D2 (assembly and leisure) to Class E, comprising three complementary uses: a full day-care nursery (Class E(f)), a coworking space (Class E(g)(i)), and a café (Class E(b)), all operated by The Working Mums Club. Hours of operation: The nursery will operate Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 6:30pm. The coworking space and café will operate Monday to Sunday, 7am to 7pm. No activity is proposed outside these hours. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed
Postcode
SE16 2UB
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Rotherhithe
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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 performance
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