51 Southwark Street London Southwark SE1 1RU Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1829 - Listed Building Consent Approved
Listed buildingsCommercial premises

Proposal

Listed building consent for fit-out of vacant ground floor listed building unit for cafe/deli use, including internal partitions, counters, WCs, kitchen/prep areas, fixed joinery and associated services. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Validated
30 Jun 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Decision - Plans · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Fire Statement Fire Statement · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT WITH HERTIAGE STATEMENT Design and Access statement · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE SURVEY Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF SA MCF 01 153 PL2 PROPOSED PLAN OPTION 4 Plan - Proposed · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SA MCF 01 265 PL0 PROPOSED SIGNAGE ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SA MCF 01 350 PL0 PROPOSED SECTION AA (INDICATIVE) Plan - Proposed · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SA MCF 01 351 PL0 PROPOSED SECTION BB (INDICATIVE) Plan - Proposed · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SA MCF 01 352 PL0 PROPOSED SECTION CC (INDICATIVE) Plan - Proposed · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SA MCF 01 353 PL1 PROPOSED SECTION DD (INDICATIVE) Plan - Proposed · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SA MCF 01 180 L3 PROPOSED LICENSING PLAN Plan - Proposed · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

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

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRESS NOTICE - 16/07/2026 Press Notice · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LB0 EXISTING SITE PHOTOGRAPHS Photographs and photomontages · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 14

Grade II listed: 51 and 53, Southwark Street
List entry 1385925 · The pin is inside its outline · 16 more listed buildings within 150 m (14 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.
Show the other 16 with distances
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 ↗
Thrale Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
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 ↗
National infrastructure project 252 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 252 m from 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, 36 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 ↗
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
Wider setting of protected view 1A.2 Alexandra Palace viewing terrace to St Paul's Cathedral; Scheduled monument 221 m away: The Globe Theatre; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
SE1 1RU
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Borough & Bankside
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Listed Building Consent - GRANTED
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
Show
Agent
Studio Ageli

How this decision compares

Decided in 72 days from validation, 21 days slower than Southwark's median of 51 for listed building works. Approved, as 93% of listed building works here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
163decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Southwark in the last twelve months, from validation. Southwark decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Nearby activity

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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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