42A Harper Road London Southwark SE1 6AD Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1445 - Minor application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Retrospective application for the installation of external security shutters and a postbox Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 May 2026
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Validated
4 Jun 2026
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Approved
19 Aug 2026

Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Delegated Panel - Complex · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF P0004 21 01 EXISTING NORTH WEST ELEVATION Decision - Plans · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF P0004 21 02 EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION Decision - Plans · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF P0004 21 03 EXISTING NORTH EAST ELEVATION Decision - Plans · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF REASONABLE EXCEPTION STATEMENT Fire Statement · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF TQRQM26139191210318 SITE PLAN Site - Block plan · 20 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 20 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF REPRESENTATION Comment - Contributor · 13 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 20 May 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 ↗
4 Article 4 directions
Royal Standard · Central Activities Zone · Protected shopping frontage SF20: Harper Road · Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Elephant and Castle/ Walworth Road
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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
Conservation area 68 m away: Trinity Church Square; 1 listed building within 150 m; 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £400,000 in April 2023. Other property, leasehold.

14 April 2023£400,000Recorded 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
Minor application
Postcode
SE1 6AD
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Chaucer
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Minor - GRANTED
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Complex
Applicant
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Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 76 days from validation, 25 days slower than Southwark's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
642decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 20 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
16 Harper Road London SE1 6AD
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22/AP/3056
2022 Approved
16 Harper Road London Southwark SE1 6AD
Details of Condition 3a - a site investigation and risk assessment required by planning p…
22/AP/2698
2022 Approved
16 Harper Road London Southwark SE1 6AD
Details of Condition 5 'Written Scheme of Investigation for Archaeological Mitigation' pu…
22/AP/3084
2022 Approved
16 Harper Road London Southwark SE1 6AD
Details of conditionn 7 (Drainage strategy) required by planning permission 18/AP/3820 Re…
22/AP/1982
2021 Refused
16 Harper Road London Southwark SE1 6AD
Details of Condition 7 (a detailed surface water drainage strategy and drainage layout in…
21/AP/3492
2021 Approved
16 Harper Road London Southwark SE1 6AD
Details of Condition 6 (a written scheme of investigation) as required by planning permis…
21/AP/3357
2020 Approved
Falmouth Road Group Practice 78 Falmouth Road London Southwark SE1 4JW
Demolition of the existing doctors surgery (Use Class D1) and redevelopment of the site f…
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2019
Falmouth Road Group Practice 78 Falmouth Road London SE1 4JW
Follow up advice for pre application 18/EQ/0431 : Replacement of existing NHS surgery and…
19/EQ/0200
2018 Approved
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Redevelopment of a six storey mixed-use development, comprising 'flexible' Class A1, A2…
18/AP/3820
2018 Approved
36 Harper Road London SE1 6AD
Retrospective change of use from printing workshop (use class A1) to osteotherapy clinic…
18/AP/3674
2018 Approved
Shop Fronts At 16-40 Harper Road London SE1 6AD
Restore and paint existing shop fronts surrounds within the terrace and alterations to sh…
18/AP/1131
2018 Approved
Shop Fronts At 16-40 Harper Road London SE1 6AD
The display of new fret cut signage and graphics, new painted lettering and graphics, 8 n…
18/AP/1132
2017 Approved
Royal Standard 42 Harper Road London SE1 6AD
Details of Condition 5- Construction Plans as required by planning permission dated 24/2/…
17/AP/3874
2017 Approved
Royal Standard 42 Harper Road London SE1 6AD
Details of Condition 6- Internal Ventilation as required by planning permission dated 24/…
17/AP/4676
2017 Approved
22 Harper Road London SE1 6AD
Retention of A1/A2 use of the ground floor premises as an internet cafe, money transfer…
17/AP/4602
2017 Approved
Royal Standard 42 Harper Road London SE1 6AD
Details of Condition 7, external facing materials, pursuant to planning permission 16-AP…
17/AP/4650
2017 Approved
Royal Standard 42 Harper Road London SE1 6AD
Final discharge of Condition 3 'Archaeological Watching Brief' pursuant to permission 16/…
17/AP/3836
2017 Approved
Royal Standard 42 Harper Road London SE1 6AD
Details pursuant to parts a-c of Condition 4 (Phase 1 and Phase 2 site contamination inve…
17/AP/1594
2017 Withdrawn
Royal Standard 42 Harper Road London SE1 6AD
Phase 2 report - 4660-2v2
17/AP/2403
2017 Approved
Royal Standard 42 Harper Road London SE1 6AD
Partial Approval of Details of Condition 3, Written Scheme of Investigation, pursuant to…
17/AP/1118
2016 Approved
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Demolition of existing vacant Public House The Royal Standard Use Class A4 and constructi…
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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
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.