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

26/AP/1999 - Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed Approved
Change of useSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for change of use from Class E(d) (Formally 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 caf� (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 caf� will operate Monday to Friday, 7am to 7pm and Saturday to Sunday, 8am to 7pm. No activity is proposed outside these hours. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Validated
10 Jul 2026
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Approved
7 Aug 2026

Approved on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 201 REV B PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Plan - Proposed · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 14 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 ↗
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, 12 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 ↗
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 ↗
Registered park or garden 7 m away: Southwark Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Swedish Seamen's Mission, Grade II, 14 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 7 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 7 m away.
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 area86 m² (926 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (90 out of 100)
PropertyDetached flat
Built2015
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.15 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2017, 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
Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed
Postcode
SE16 2UB
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Rotherhithe
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED
Decision date
7 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 27 days faster than Southwark's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 78% of changes of use here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
76decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Southwark in the last twelve months, from validation. Southwark decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026
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

2020 Refused
Erection of glazed roof verandah
20/AP/0474
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023
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23/AP/2101
2022 Refused
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22/AP/0459
2022 Withdrawn
The Lodge 120B Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2UB
Construction of a mansard roof extension to form a three-bedroom flat
22/AP/0163
2019 Approved
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Construction of a single storey side extension at first floor level together with introdu…
19/AP/5594
2019 Approved
147A Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2XL
Construction of ground floor side and rear extension.
19/AP/5509
2019 Refused
The China Hall 141 Lower Road London SE16 2NQ
Extensions to ground, first and roof level to create 4 residential units (Class C3).
19/AP/0136
2019
Swedish Seamans Church 120 Lower Road London SE16 2UB
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19/EQ/0145
2017 Approved
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17/AP/2659
2017 Withdrawn
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2017 Withdrawn
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17/AP/0775
2016 Approved
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Erection of single-storey building comprising park offices, cafe and public toilets.
16/AP/3387
2016 Approved
St Josephs Primary School Gomm Road London SE16 2TY
Demolition of part of the existing building in the courtyard and erection of a single sto…
16/AP/0269
2023 Withdrawn
The China Hall 141 Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2XL
Details of Condition 11 Bin Storage as required by planning permission 19/AP/5594 dated 1…
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2019 Approved
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19/AP/0512
2018 Approved
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2016 Approved
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16/AP/3790
2016 Approved
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Details for Condition 8 - Cycle Storage as required by planning permission dated 16/10/20…
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2016 Refused
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2016 Approved
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Details of a hard and soft landscaping scheme pursuant to Condition 9 of planning permiss…
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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 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.