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25/AP/3734 - Minor application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Replacement windows and doors throughout, and a side entrance door to provide level access via portable lifting platform. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
18 Dec 2025
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Validated
7 Jan 2026
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Approved
10 Mar 2026

Approved on 10 Mar 2026 · Delegated Panel - Complex · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 22

Decision & officer reports 12

PDF 768-FGA-ZZ-ZZ-D-A-1752 REV P2 EXISTING AND PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION Decision - Plans · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 768-FGA-ZZ-00-D-A-1000 REV P2 LOCATION PLAN Decision - Plans · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 768 - FGA - ZZ - 00 - D - A - 1001 REV P1 SITE PLAN Decision - Plans · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 768 - FGA - ZZ - B1 - D - A - 17B1 REV P1 EXISTING & PROPOSED BASEMENT PLAN Decision - Plans · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 768 - FGA - ZZ - 01 - D - A - 1701 REV P1 EXISTING & PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Decision - Plans · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 768 - FGA - ZZ - 02 - D - A - 1702 REV P1 EXISTING & PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Decision - Plans · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 768 - FGA - ZZ - 03 - D - A - 1703 REV P1 EXISTING & PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN Decision - Plans · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 768 - FGA - ZZ - ZZ - D - A - 1750 REV P1 EXISTING & PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Decision - Plans · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 768 - FGA - ZZ - 00 - D - A - 2000 REV P1 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Decision - Plans · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 768 - FGA - ZZ - 04 - D - A - 2004 REV P1 PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Decision - Plans · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 768 - FGA - ZZ - ZZ - D - A - 2701 REV P1 PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION Decision - Plans · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 768 - FGA - ZZ - ZZ - D - A - 2702 REV P1 PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION Decision - Plans · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access statement · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage statement · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF REASONABLE EXCEPTION STATEMENT Fire Statement · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access statement · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM CIL - GIA Form · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PRESS NOTICE - 15/01/2026 Press Notice · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗

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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
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 315 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 315 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, 179 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.
Conservation area 15 m away: Union Street
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 ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Number 52 and Attached Railings, Grade II, 55 m away · 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.
Show all 11 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
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 · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,350,000 in December 2023. Other property, freehold.

21 December 2023£1,350,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area420 m² (4,521 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 99)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2019, 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 1SZ
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Ward
Borough & Bankside
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Mar 2026
Decision
Minor - GRANTED
Decision date
10 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Complex
Applicant
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Agent
Figure Ground Architects
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, 10 days slower than Southwark's median of 52 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

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

1comment received
1 objecting

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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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

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

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: 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.