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Communication Hub Outside Abinger House Great Dover Street London Southwark SE1

Granted Southwark 23/AP/2748 Advertisement Consent

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

Proposal

Installation of an open access Communication Hub with an internally illuminated 86" digital LCD advertising display screen, together with the removal of the existing telephone kiosk located on the pavement outside Abinger House.

As published by the council, reference 23/AP/2748

Application record

Reference
23/AP/2748
Type
Advertisement Consent
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Advertisement Consent-GRANTED
Received
28 Sep 2023
Validated
9 Oct 2023
Decided
5 Dec 2023
Ward
Chaucer
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Complex

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/AP/2747 Granted

    Communication Hub Outside Abinger House Great Dover Street London Southwark SE1

    Installation of an open access Communication Hub with an internally illuminated 86" digital LCD advertising display screen, together with the removal of the existing telephone kiosk located on the pavement outside Abinger House.

    Decided 5 Dec 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Sep 2023

    Received by Southwark

  2. 9 Oct 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Dec 2023

    Decision issued: Advertisement Consent-GRANTED

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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JCDecaux UK Ltd Agent, registered in Middlesex

Active · incorporated 1982 · Middlesex

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Documents

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22 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 5 December 2023, 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.

About advertisement consent applications

Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.

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