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26/AP/1630 - Listed Building Consent Approved
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Proposal

Listed building consent for Installation of a fall protection system to the high level walkway gantries to Tower Bridge. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
9 Jun 2026
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Validated
11 Jun 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 18 Jul 2026

Documents 12

Statements & assessments 2

PDF REASONABLE EXCEPTION STATEMENT Fire Statement · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT WITH HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Design and Access statement · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF PL-402 PROPOSED PLAN AND ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PL-403 PROPOSED HIGH LEVEL WALKWAY - PLAN AND ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PL-404 PROPOSED TYPICAL ELEVATION AND SECTION Plan - Proposed · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PL-405 PROPOSED BRACKET DETAILS Plan - Proposed · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS Statutory consultee replies · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND AUTHORISATION Comment - Consultee · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF PRESS NOTICE - 18/06/2026 Press Notice · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 13

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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Central Activities Zone · London Bridge District 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Protected view corridor: 6A.1 Blackheath Point to St Paul's Cathedral
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is. Also in the wider setting of 4A.1 Primrose Hill summit to St Paul's Cathedral.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
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, about 546 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 ↗
Town centre: London Bridge
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.
11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Tower Bridge Bridgemasters House (Bridge House Estate) and Gate to Side, Grade II, about 14 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 10 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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Historic England ↗
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.
Conservation area about 5 m away: Tower Bridge
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 60 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
SE1 2UP
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
11 Jun 2026
Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Listed Building Consent - GRANTED
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
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Agent
Robert Davies Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

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

66%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
163decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
5 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
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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