Basement And Part Ground Floor 21 Borough High Street London Southwark SE1 9SE

1. 7 Feb 2020

   Received by Southwark

2. 2 Apr 2020

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Required- REFUSED

3. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Southwark refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 21 Borough High Street London Southwark SE1 9SE

  23/AP/2308 Submitted 15 Aug 2023 50 yards away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~24 Oct

  Installation of new timber clad aluminium framed glazed shopfront on all three elevations, reinstatement of existing boarded up shopfront window on St Thomas Street elevation and installation of shopfront awning on Borough High Street elevation (revised description).

  Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 42 docs

• 21 Borough High Street London Southwark SE1 9SE

  23/AP/2309 Submitted 15 Aug 2023 50 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~16 Oct

  Display of three externally illuminated fascia signs, two externally illuminated projecting signs, two window signs applied to shopfront glazing and one shopfront awning to Borough High Street elevation incorporating signage (revised description).

  Awaiting decision Advertising Windows or glazing 31 docs

• 19A Borough High Street Southwark SE1 9SF

  26/AP/2679 Submitted 9 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov

  Certificate of lawfulness (existing) to regularise use of land at 19a Borough High Street (the Site) as Class E.

  Decided

• 27 - 29 Borough High Street Southwark SE1 1LY

  26/AP/1624 Submitted 8 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Removal of existing signage with making good to the stonework to match existing, removal of 1 no. existing ATM with infilling of the gap in stonework to match existing, and replacement of 1 no. existing ATM with 1 no. SATM.

  Granted Full applications 14 docs

• 27-29 Borough High Street Southwark SE1 1LY

  26/AP/0731 Submitted 12 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Replacement of 2x existing ATMs with new ATMs, removal of exiting signage plaque below 1x ATM and making good of stonework to match existing.

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• Bunch Of Grapes 2 St Thomas Street London Southwark SE1 9RS

  23/AP/2225 Submitted 8 Aug 2023 50 yards away

  Installation of new pergola with retractable roof within beer garden to rear, addition of rainscreen to existing pergola and associated external alterations, including new external wall mounted lights, aged rendered finish to walls at basement level and new timber boarded door at basement level.

  Granted Full applications 19 docs

• 26/AP/1825 Granted

  Arch 622-626 St James Road And Single Storey Extension On Bombay Street Bermondsey London SE16 4RA

  Prior approval for the demolition of a single storey brick building spanning the southern/western side of Arch 622-626.

  Received 23 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 26/AP/1785 Withdrawn

  65 Grove Hill Road London Southwark SE5 8DF

  Prior approval for addition of a second-story extension to the existing terrace to match the same height as adjoining property

  Received 19 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 26/AP/1562 Granted

  1 London Bridge London Southwark SE1 9BG

  Prior approval notification (Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J) for installation of anti-glare photovoltaic panels on the plant room roofs of the East and West towers of 1 London Bridge.

  Received 1 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 26/AP/1717 Refused

  296 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 2TE

  Prior approval for change of use of the second floor from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 1 self-contained flat under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

  Received 15 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 26/AP/2300 Awaiting decision

  Second Floor 48 - 50 Denmark Hill London Southwark SE5 8RZ

  Prior approval notification for the change of use from office (Use Class E) to two flats (Use Class C3)

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval