23 Choumert Road London Southwark SE15 4AR

1. 15 Aug 2025

   Received by Southwark

2. 18 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 13 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.

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.

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.

• 54B Choumert Road London Southwark SE15 4AX

  23/AP/2689 Submitted 26 Sep 2023 56m away

  Works to a tree in a conservation area: T3 Sycamore - Fell and treat stump with eco plugs to combat subsidence

  Decided Trees 9 docs

• 46 Choumert Square London Southwark SE15 4RE

  25/AP/3192 Submitted 3 Nov 2025 62m away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~30 Dec

  Tree works CA The tree False Acacia (Robinia pseudo acacia) located directly behind (to the north) of 46 Choumert Square, located directly next to the private access pedestrian footpath of Choumert Square. Historical pruning of this tree has occurred at an unknown time, causing a reduction in total height to approximately 6.5 - 7 meters. Vigorous regrowth arising on dormant epicormic buds have resulted in the development of a new crown. Although the tree exhibits vigor, there is some evidence of minor cavities present because of historical pruning practices. These are mostly stated on the northern most three stems of the tree. Propose regenerative pruning works to be carried out. The main purpose of these works is to provide additional light to penetrate through the crown and into the property, at request of the applicant. We propose to re-pollard the tree to the historical pollarding points. Propose to pollard the other larger limbs (see Figure 6) to rebalance the tree crown and maintain a consistent pollard height across the whole tree. This will include pollarding the long limb extending southwards and the smaller of the three main trunks on the southern aspect. This aims to maintain crown balance.

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• 1 Choumert Square London Southwark SE15 4RE

  22/AP/2342 Submitted 30 Jun 2022 65m away

  T1 Eucalyptus - Reduce a 15m tree by approximately 4m to leave a 11m tree

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 29 -31 Choumert Grove London Southwark SE15 4RB

  23/AP/2904 Submitted 17 Oct 2023 81m away

  Demolition of existing pitched roof and construction of a mansard roof extension across both properties (29-31 Choumert Grove) with four dormer windows to the front elevation and two to the rear elevation to provide additional living accommodation, together with raising the existing parapet wall to the rear elevation and replacing all of the existing windows with aluminium framed casement windows.

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +2 30 docs

• 1 Chadwick Road London Southwark SE15 4RA

  23/AP/2648 Submitted 21 Sep 2023 85m away

  Construction of a rear, single-storey side infill extension and reinstatement of side window facing onto Choumert Grove.

  Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazing 24 docs
  Small domestic

• 13 Chadwick Road London Southwark SE15 4RA

  20/AP/2735 Submitted 23 Sep 2020 94m away

  Construction of a mansard roof extension

  Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer 13 docs
  Domestic

• 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