56 Stamford Street London Southwark SE1 9LX Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/0824 - Minor application Under consideration/assessment
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of basement, ground, and upper ground floors from office (Use Class E) to Office (Class E) and Hostel accommodation (sui generis) with rear stair enclosure at first floor. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Mar 2026
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Validated
22 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 136.

Documents 31

Statements & assessments 5

PDF FIRE STATEMENT Fire Statement · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Flood risk assessment · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF POLICY D12 A REASONABLE EXCEPTION STATEMENT Fire Statement · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF REASONABLE EXCEPTION STATEMENT Fire Statement · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 20

PDF PR203 PROPOSED SECTION A-A Plan - Proposed · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PR204 PROPOSED SECTION B-B Plan - Proposed · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 100 PROPOSED BASEMENT PLAN Plan - Proposed · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 103 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN / ROOF PLAN Plan - Proposed · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 102 PROPOSED UPPER GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan - Proposed · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 200 EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION - Plan - Proposed · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 103 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN / ROOF PLAN Plan - Proposed · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 101 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan - Proposed · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 100 PROPOSED BASEMENT PLAN Plan - Proposed · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 202 PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONS Plan - Proposed · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 201 PROPOSED REAR ENTRANCE ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR002 PROPOSED SITE PLAN Site - Block plan · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 103 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN / ROOF PLAN Plan - Proposed · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 103 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN / ROOF PLAN Plan - Proposed · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 101 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan - Proposed · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 102 PROPOSED UPPER GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan - Proposed · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 100 PROPOSED BASEMENT PLAN Plan - Proposed · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 202 PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONS Plan - Proposed · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 200 PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PR 201 PROPOSED REAR ELEVATIONS Plan - Proposed · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF CIL FORM 1. CIL - GIA Form · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF BUILDING SAFETY REGULATOR Statutory consultee replies · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 15 Jun 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 ↗
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 ↗
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.
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Portico of Unitarian Chapel, Grade II, 37 m away · 7 Grade II
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.
Show all 7 with distances
Historic England ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Conservation area 44 m away: Waterloo; Inside the Southwark built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Minor application
Postcode
SE1 9LX
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
Borough & Bankside
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Planning & Development Associates Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 136, past the statutory target. 75% of changes of use in Southwark are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 13680 days past the 56-day target
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

4comments received
4 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

27 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

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

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