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Iris Brook House Talbot Yard London Southwark SE1 1XT

Awaiting decision Southwark 25/AP/2279 Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Existing

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for existing use of Iris Brook House and Orchard Lisle House as student accommodation.

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2279

Application record

Reference
25/AP/2279
Type
Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Existing
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
11 Aug 2025
Validated
29 Aug 2025
Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Postcode
SE1 1XT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 29 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Southwark took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

49 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Southwark for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southwark decided lawful development applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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