Crowne House 56 - 58 Southwark Street London Southwark SE1 1UN Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/2468 - Minor application Under consideration/assessment
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Refurbishment of existing facade with an enlarged front entrance to provide enhanced arrival experience and DDA access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Oct 2026, from Southwark's recent extensions.

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 2

PDF FIRE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY Fire Statement · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access statement · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF 171-ANO-XX-00-DR-A-05100-S2 REV P01 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED LEVEL 00 PLAN Plan - Proposed · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 171-ANO-XX-XX-DR-A-02002 SITE CONTEXT PLAN Site - Block plan · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 171-ANO-XX-XX-DR-A-05401 PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT ELEVATION - FRONT Plan - Proposed · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL) CIL - GIA Form · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 18 Aug 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
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
8 listed buildings within 150 m; Scheduled monument 169 m away: The Globe Theatre; Inside the Southwark built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

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 1UN
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Borough & Bankside
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Anomaly

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Southwark usually decides extensions by day 51.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
468decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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2025
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External alterations to enable a restaurant and wine bar fit-out.
25/AP/2495
2025
Basement And Ground Floor Chocolate Factory 53 Southwark Street London Southwark SE1 1RU
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25/AP/2496
2025
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2025
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2024 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Silverbirch (T1) -Reduce height by 2.5m and shape the crown accordingly. Thin crown by 20…
19/AP/2316
2019 Approved
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Retention of x5 air conditioning condensers to the rear of the property.
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2016 Approved
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16/AP/2834
2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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
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