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26/AP/2438 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Listed Bldng Approved
Listed buildingsCommercial premises

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness (works to a listed building) for opening-up works at Columbia Wharf and the Conference Building to enable further investigation of the buildings to inform the detailed design and scope of refurbishment works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
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Validated
24 Aug 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - REDACTED Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FORM 1 CIL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CIL - GIA Form · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Application - Covering letter · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

Grade II* listed: Nelson House Including Railings to Steps
List entry 1385837 · The pin is inside its outline · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II)
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 the other 5 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
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, 1434 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 ↗
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 78 m away: Russia Dock Woodland
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Flood defence 10 m away (wall, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 34 m away: Deciduous woodland; Designated open space 33 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £4,735,000 in July 2016. Other property, freehold.

1 July 2016£4,735,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Listed Bldng
Postcode
SE16 5EJ
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Surrey Docks
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Oct 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness LB - GRANTED
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Agent
Lichfields

How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 33 days faster than Southwark's median of 51 for listed building works. Approved, as 93% of listed building works here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
218decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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