The Menier Chocolate Factory 51-53 Southwark Street London Southwark SE1 1RU

1. 16 Dec 2021

   Received by Southwark

2. 20 Dec 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 1 Apr 2022

   Decision issued: Listed Building Consent - GRANTED

4. 21 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Southwark granted permission on 1 April 2022, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Menier Chocolate Factory 51-53 Southwark Street London Southwark SE1 1RU

  23/AP/2047 Submitted 21 Jul 2023 50 yards away

  Non-material amendment of planning permission ref no. 21/AP/4617 - Minor improvement works and redecoration to the facade and facade detail, replacement of all non original windows with new safety single glazed units in new timber frames with detail to match the existing. Installation of a new entrance door for the Menier Restaurant providing direct access from Southwark Street. New roof insulation in conjunction with temporary plasterboard ceilings to the 4th floor. Addition of a new fire stair to the rear of the building providing a secondary means of escape for the upper floors. NMA sought: Replacement of single safety glass with FINEO toughened glass.

  Withdrawn Conditions Roofing Windows or glazing 7 docs

• 53 Southwark Street London Southwark SE1 1RU

  23/AP/2350 Submitted 18 Aug 2023 50 yards away

  Demolition of existing internal stairs with new and adjustments to the stair core on the fourth floor. Replacement of lift with new to extend to the fourth floor. Modern partitions replaced with new to create meeting rooms, toilets, risers, and storage areas. New floors and ceiling finishes. Internal openings in communal areas to be enlarged to accommodate new doors. Replacement of the doors to the rear elevation and removal of existing modern window and wall section on first floor for new door to fire escape stair. Secondary glazing to rear elevation windows and external loading doors. The first floor glass roof to be removed and replaced with a solid roof. Changes to the approved rear fire escape stair and landings including extension to the First floor. Replacement of pavement lights. First-floor terrace plant enclosure extended to accommodate new plant. Adjustments to terraces on the first floor and roof. Replacement of the roof access dormer, new skylights and warm roof build-up with like for like finish. Making good of the existing external lighting and addition of external lighting to entrance, fire escape and terraces.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Loft or dormer +3 72 docs

• 53 Southwark Street London Southwark SE1 1RU

  23/AP/2349 Submitted 18 Aug 2023 50 yards away

  Improvements to the listed building to bring it up to standard for continued use as Offices and Businesses includes the following: -Replacement of existing internal stairs with new and adjustments to the stair core on the fourth floor. -Replacement of lift with new to extend to the fourth floor. -Replacement of the doors to the rear elevation and removal of existing modern window and wall section on first floor for new door to fire escape stair.-First floor glass roof to be removed and replaced with a solid roof.-Changes to the approved rear fire escape stair and landings including extension to the First floor.-Replacement of pavement lights.-First-floor terrace plant enclosure extended to accommodate new plant.-Adjustments to terraces on the first floor and roof.-Replacement of the roof access dormer, new skylights and warm roof build-up with like for like finish. Making good of the existing external lighting and addition of external lighting to entrance, fire escape and terraces.

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +2 91 docs

• 51 Southwark Street London Southwark SE1 1RU

  26/AP/1829 Submitted 24 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Listed building consent for fit-out of vacant ground floor listed building unit for cafe/deli use, including internal partitions, counters, WCs, kitchen/prep areas, fixed joinery and associated services.

  Granted

• 51 Southwark Street London Southwark SE1 1RU

  26/AP/1830 Submitted 24 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~23 Sep

  Display of two proposed signs associated with the proposed café/deli use: one fascia sign above the principal entrance and one projecting hanging sign mounted perpendicular to the building facade

  Awaiting decision

• Basement And Ground Floor Chocolate Factory 53 Southwark Street London Southwark SE1 1RU

  25/AP/2497 Submitted 1 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~28 Oct

  Display of two illuminated projecting signs, one illuminated menu box, and one hand-painted fascia sign to the Southwark Street frontage of the Menier Chocolate Factory. Projecting signs: One to the north elevation (retaining the existing bracket) and one to the west elevation (new bracket to match). Each is a circular 600mm diameter sign formed of 3mm stainless steel plate with a rolled 16mm stainless steel frame, finished satin black. Decorative gold-painted vine tendrils and eight forged three-dimensional vine leaves are set within the frame, with 50mm gold vinyl lettering applied. The signs are suspended from wall-mounted steel brackets with chain and strap fixings. Each bracket incorporates downward-facing LED lighting (610mm long, warm white 3000K, max. 299 cd/m?, 1650 lumens/m) aimed to illuminate the sign face. The underside of the signs is set 2.28m above pavement level. Fascia sign: Hand-painted lettering directly applied to the entablature above the main entrance. Letters are applied in consistent font, kerning and spacing, with no relief or illumination. Illuminated Menu Box (Adjacent to Ground Floor Entrance) Form and dimensions: A brass A4 menu box (397 x 310 x 50 mm). Fixing and support: Mounted adjacent to the main entrance. Fixings made into mortar joints only. Power cable fixed discreetly within mortar joints, colour-matched to adjacent mortar, and routed through the adjacent contemporary timber window frame to minimise impact on historic fabric. Illumination: Internally lit with warm white LED, providing subtle legibility without visual intrusion

  Awaiting decision Advertising Windows or glazing 8 docs

• 26/AP/1924 Granted

  Railway Arches 1 To 2 Crucifix Lane London Southwark SE1 3JW

  Listed building consent for the change of use of Arches 1-2 Crucifix Lane to flexible uses under Class E (a),(b), (c), (d), (g)(ii) and (g)(iii)) and Drinking Establishment (Sui Generis) and associated internal and external alteration works.

  Received 2 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/AP/1792 Granted

  Camberwell School Of Arts And Crafts 61 - 65 Peckham Road London Southwark SE5 8UF

  Listed building consent for the installation of a Cat ladder and edge protection to a section of the first floor pitched roof on the north and west elevations of Block D

  Received 19 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/AP/0792 Granted

  11 Portland Street London Southwark SE17 2PF

  Listed building consent for internal alterations including replacement of floorboards and partitions

  Received 19 Mar, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/AP/2376 Awaiting decision

  13 Shad Thames London Southwark SE1 2PB

  Openreach to provide a Full Fibre Infrastructure network into the property, this involves bringing full fibre cabling in from the Openreach external network, via the existing duct work into the property, and running via the basement through existing metal trunking, to the risers and false ceiling voids of the property where we will be leaving POU (point of entry boxes) outside the internal flat doors ready for tenants to place orders for service. This is necessary as part of Openreach's exchange closure programme, the property currently does not benefit from full fibre and will be directly affected when Openreach closed Southwark Telephone Exchange and the PSTN Switch off goes ahead in January 2027.

  Received 7 Aug, published by the council 10 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/AP/1723 Granted

  16 Trafalgar Avenue London Southwark SE15 6NR

  Listed building consent for the partial repair and reconstruction of impact-damaged sections of the existing boundary wall, including rebuilding of collapsed brick piers and wall sections using salvaged and matching materials where practicable, and like-for-like replacement of the damaged wrought iron gate. Existing undamaged sections of wall are to be retained.

  Received 15 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings