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
Target date was 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 6 Nov 2026; it is now day 73.

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 14

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
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 215 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 215 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, 107 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.
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 51 and 53, Southwark Street, Grade II, 58 m away · 9 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 9 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
Scheduled monument 169 m away: The Globe Theatre; Wider setting of protected view 1A.2 Alexandra Palace viewing terrace to St Paul's Cathedral; 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 2 November 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 area2,775 m² (29,870 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 108)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2021, 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
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
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Anomaly
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 73, past the statutory target. 91% of extensions in Southwark are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 24 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Nov 2026.

Day 7317 days past the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
734decided 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.

27 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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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

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.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.