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26/AP/2168 - Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed Approved
Change of use

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the change of use of a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a three-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) occupied by three unrelated individuals. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Validated
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF PL04 REV RV00 FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS Decision - Plans · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF PL03 REV RV00 PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Plan - Proposed · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Canada Water 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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, the site is inside its boundary).
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 ↗
Town centre: Canada Water
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.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 169 m away: Southwark Park; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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 area16 m² (172 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace flat, 1 habitable room
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2026, 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 2UG
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Rotherhithe
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
Show
Agent
Signature Plans Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 15 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Sept 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:
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.