244 Bermondsey Street London Southwark SE1 3UH Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1242 - Minor application Refused
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Retention of two external condenser units and associated acoustic screen on roof of communal bin store. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
25 Jun 2026
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Refused
24 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Panel - Complex · Last checked 25 Aug 2026

Documents 15

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF PHOTOGRAPH OF EXISTING VIEW FROM CLUNY PLACE Decision - Plans · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ROOF PLAN Decision - Plans · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Decision - Plans · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Noise impact assessment · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF REASONABLE EXCEPTION STATEMENT Fire Statement · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING COMPLIANCE REPORT (REF. 31496.PCR.01) BY KP ACOUSTICS Noise impact assessment · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF PRESS NOTICE - 09/07/2026 Press Notice · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING VIEW 1 OF 2 Photographs and photomontages · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING VIEW 2 OF 2 Photographs and photomontages · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPH OF EXISTING PLANT AND SCREEN ON ROOF 1 OF 2 Photographs and photomontages · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPH OF EXISTING PLANT AND SCREEN ON ROOF 2 OF 2 Photographs and photomontages · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 15

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 ↗
Bermondsey 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 ↗
3 Article 4 directions
Central Activities Zone · Tower Bridge Road Local Town Centre · The Hand and Marigold. 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.
Scheduled monument 25 m away: Abbey buildings, Bermondsey
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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 87 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 87 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, 3 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 ↗
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.
16 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Wall of recreation ground, 40 m away · 1 Grade II*, 14 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.
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Also on the record
Wider setting of protected view 3A.1 Kenwood viewing gazebo to St Paul's Cathedral; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 40 m away; Town centre 87 m away: London Bridge.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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 area164 m² (1,765 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 30)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2023, 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 3UH
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Chaucer
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Minor - REFUSED
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Complex
Applicant
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Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, 6 days slower than Southwark's median of 54 for utility and infrastructure works. Refused, as 16% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
66decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

40 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Details of Condition 6 - the habitable rooms within the development sharing a party ceili…
22/AP/2914
2021 Approved
Details of Condition 4 (Joinery Details), as required by planning permission 19/AP/2265 (…
21/AP/1576
2021 Approved
Details of Condition 3 (Section Drawing), as required by planning permission 19/AP/2265 (…
21/AP/1549
2021 Approved
Details of Condition 5 (Ventilation) pursuant to 19/AP/2265 (Removal of existing mansard…
21/AP/1575
2020 Refused
Demolition of exisiting mansard and partial demolition of existing boundary wall to allow…
20/AP/2857
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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24/AP/3400
2023 Withdrawn
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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23/AP/1721
2023 Approved
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Listed Building Consent: Like for like replacement of a wooden window on the first floor
23/AP/1679
2023 Refused
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Listed building consent for the construction of a ground floor rear glass box extension a…
23/AP/1529
2023 Approved
4 Bermondsey Square London Southwark SE1 3UN
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Replacement of existing timber cladding with aluminium cladding, replacement of insulatio…
21/AP/3413
2021 Approved
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Retrospective application for alterations to accommodate outdoor seating, including the r…
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2020 Approved
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Replacement of existing timber rainscreen cladding (Red Louro) with anodised aluminium cl…
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2019 Approved
244 Bermondsey Street London SE1 3UH
Removal of existing mansard and partial demolition of existing boundary wall to allow con…
19/AP/2265
2019 Approved
Apartment 12 214 Bermondsey Street London Southwark SE1 3TQ
Installation of 2 air-conditioning units with outlets onto a flat roof.
19/AP/6266
2017 Approved
Hand And Marigold 244 Bermondsey Street London SE1 3UH
Variation of planning permission 15/AP/2146 dated 11/03/2016 for Condition 1 - Approved p…
17/AP/3884
2017 Refused
Public Highway In Front Of 109 Tower Bridge Road London SE1 4TW
Prior notification for the installation of a public telephone box
17/AP/3734
2017 Approved
223 Bermondsey Street London SE1 3UH
Replacement of the front and rear windows from timber to aluminium material. (223 Bermond…
17/AP/3360
2017 Approved
10 Trocette Mansions 249 Bermondsey Street London SE1 3UQ
Replacing existing windows with new windows of the same appearance.
17/AP/2472
2016 Approved
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16/AP/0660
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

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.

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.