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26/AP/2189 - Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) for refurbishment and reconfiguration of the existing children's playground and landscape improvements including new pathways and planting within Surrey Square Park. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 1

PDF ARBORICULTURAL SURVEY & CONSTRAINTS ADVICE Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF ERA 429 PR 100 REV 09 PROPOSED GA PLAN WITH FEATURES Plan - Proposed · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ERA 429 PR 101 REV 09 PROPOSED SURFACING, EDGING, LEVELS Plan - Proposed · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

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 ↗
Designated open space
Borough-designated open space.
Loss of protected open space is resisted unless it is replaced by space of equal or better quality nearby.
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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1077 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area 66 m away: Thomas A'Becket and High Street; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed
Postcode
SE17 2JX
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Faraday
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
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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

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