5 North Cross Road London Southwark SE22 9ET

1. 2 Oct 2023

   Received by Southwark

2. 3 Oct 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Nov 2023

   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

• 92A Crystal Palace Road London Southwark SE22 9ER

  20/AP/1492 Submitted 1 Jun 2020 27m away

  Construction of roof terrace over rear outrigger

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs

• 7 Ulverscroft Road London Southwark SE22 9HF

  22/AP/2067 Submitted 13 Jun 2022 29m away

  Construction of loft conversion including increasing the ridge height by 40cm, rear dormer extension and addition roof lights to the front elevation

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 11 docs
  Domestic

• 6 Ulverscroft Road London Southwark SE22 9HG

  26/AP/1358 Submitted 12 May 2026 45m away

  Construction of L-shaped rear dormer with raising of roof ridge by 400mm, and installation of 2no. rooflights on front roof slope.

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer 14 docs
  Domestic

• 21 North Cross Road London Southwark SE22 9ET

  22/AP/2361 Submitted 4 Jul 2022 52m away

  Removal of condition 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement) pursuant to planning permission 17/AP/4278 dated 23.04.2018 for Construction of a basement and associated front and rear lightwells and single storey ground floor rear extension to existing retail unit.'

  Granted Amendments Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 18 North Cross Road London Southwark SE22 9EU

  23/AP/2585 Submitted 13 Sep 2023 57m away

  Variation of Condition 3 'Premises rear garden and front private forecourt opening hours' of planning permission 14/AP/3715: Variation of condition 4 of planning permission dated 09/10/1995 [ref.95/00255] "for the continued use of the ground floor as a café/restaurant, including use of rear garden as a sitting area, and erection of ventilation ducting"The Condition currently reads "The rear garden and the private forecourt immediately in front of the premises shall not be used for customer seating outside the following times: 09:00 to 18:00 Monday to Saturday and at no times on Sundays", it is proposed to replace this condition with one worded "The rear garden of the premises shall not be used for customer seating outside the following times: 09:00 to 18:00 Monday to Saturday and at no times on Sundays and the private forecourt at the front of the premises shall not be used for customer seating outside of the hours of 09:00 to 18:00." (If granted the effect will be to allow use of the forecourt on a Sunday).Variation sought:Request permission to use the rear and private front court of the restaurant for customer seating between 18.00-22.00 Mon-Sat.

  Withdrawn Amendments 4 docs

• 27-31 North Cross Road London Southwark SE22 9ET

  23/AP/2182 Submitted 2 Aug 2023 71m away

  Alterations to existing shopfront, including the installation of two new 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