Friendship House 3 Belvedere Place London Southwark SE1 0AD

1. 6 Jul 2022

   Received by Southwark

2. 7 Jul 2022

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Aug 2022

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Exist- GRANTED

4. 26 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• Friendship House 3 Belvedere Place London Southwark SE1 0AD

  23/AP/2122 Submitted 27 Jul 2023 2m away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~8 Dec

  Construction of a part one, part two and part three storey upward extension above the existing Friendship House building to provide a mix of single and double ensuite bedroom spaces totalling 62 additional Sui Generis (Hostel) accommodation units, along with 5 additional shared kitchen spaces and an additional communal space in the form of a sky room. Provision of additional cycle parking spaces within secure area, an enlarged bin storage for increased refuse capacity; and the removal of 1 car parking space at ground floor level.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 130 docs

• Arch 165 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 0DG

  23/AP/2850 Submitted 10 Oct 2023 36m away

  Change of use of 1no. railway arch to flexible uses within Use Class E (a-d, g(ii) and/or (iii)).

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• Arch 166 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 0DG

  23/AP/2851 Submitted 10 Oct 2023 37m away

  Change of use of 1no. railway arch to flexible uses within Use Class E (a-d, g(ii) and/or (iii)).

  Granted Full applications 13 docs

• Arches 61A 61B And 71 164-166 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 0DG

  22/AP/2131 Submitted 16 Jun 2022 43m away

  Refurbishment of existing arches 61A, 61B & 71,works include demolishing the front arch infills and rebuilding them to include a roller shutter and personnel door to each arch, the front forecourt area will be levelled and relayed.

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• Railway Arch 164 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 0DG

  23/AP/2849 Submitted 10 Oct 2023 43m away

  Change of use of 1no. railway arch to flexible uses within Use Class E (a-d, g(ii) and/or (iii)).

  Granted Full applications 24 docs

• 31 A-R, 32 A-P, 33 A-P And 34 A-Q Borough Road London Southwark SE1 0AJ

  23/AP/2033 Submitted 21 Jul 2023 55m away

  Replacement of steel framed windows and steel and aluminium framed doors with thermally compliant aluminium framed windows and steel and aluminium framed doors.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 14 docs

• 26/AP/1316 Granted

  Seavington House Champion Hill London Southwark SE5 8DN

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) to confirm excavation works carried out on the site in the form of trial pits constitute a material operation under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and therefore represent lawful commencement of the approved planning permission 22/AP/0174.

  7 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/1420 Granted

  40 Strathnairn Street London Southwark SE1 5BL

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for construction of a ground floor rear extension and a rear dormer.

  18 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/1618 Granted

  252 Barry Road London Southwark SE22 0JS

  Certificate of lawful development (proposed) for the construction of a rear dormer extension.

  5 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/1577 Granted

  Residence Inn By Marriott London Bridge 201-211 Long Lane London SE1 4PN

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for undertaking of facade remedial works to remove combustible cladding materials and replace with a like-for-like non-combustible cladding with no change to the outer aesthetics of the building.

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/1509 Withdrawn

  Railway Arch 101 Rockingham Street London Southwark SE1 6PD

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for confirmation of implementation of planning permission 22/AP/3065: Change of use of the railway arch at 101 Rockingham Street from Use Class B8 (Storage/Distribution) to Use Classes E (Commercial, Business and Service) and F2 (Local Community) and a new glazed facade to the exterior including 2x extractor fans.

  27 May 2026 Lawful development