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Elm Court Royal Oak Yard London Southwark SE1 3TQ

Granted Southwark 22/AP/3277 Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

A change of use of the unit from Officer (Class E)(g)(i) to Gym (Class E)(d). The operating hours will be between 6am to 9pm.

As published by the council, reference 22/AP/3277

Application record

Reference
22/AP/3277
Type
Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed
Status
Granted
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED
Received
14 Sep 2022
Validated
15 Sep 2022
Decided
9 Nov 2022
Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Trees
Postcode
SE1 3TQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Sep 2022

    Received by Southwark

  2. 15 Sep 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Nov 2022

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

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