3 St Giles Road London Southwark SE5 7RL

1. 16 Sep 2025

   Received by Southwark

2. 17 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 12 November 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.

• Garages Rear 158 Elmington Road St Giles Road London Southwark SE5

  26/AP/0899 Submitted 26 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~28 May

  Demolition of existing garages and construction of a self-build two-storey house (two-bedroom, three person).

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Demolition 60 docs

• Garages St Giles Road London Southwark SE5

  26/AP/1466 Submitted 21 May 2026 50 yards away

  T1 (Lawson Cypress), T2 (Lawson Cypress) and T8 (Horse Chestnut) all have RPAs that overlap the proposed hand-dug trial trench. Roots under 25 mm may be cleanly pruned; larger roots will be retained and protected with damp hessian if exposed. The trench will be dug to an approximate depth of 1m.

  Granted Trees 17 docs

• Barnwell House St Giles Road London Southwark SE5 7RP

  26/AP/2353 Submitted 5 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  Replacement of all windows and balcony doors throughout the property and addition of extractor fan to the ground floor wall.

  Granted Windows or glazing

• Flat 20-22 Barnwell House St Giles Road London Southwark SE5 7RP

  26/AP/2355 Submitted 5 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  Replacement of all existing windows and balcony doors on the property along with addition of window on the ground floor.

  Granted Windows or glazing

• Barnwell House St Giles Road London Southwark SE5 7RP

  26/AP/2907 Submitted 1 Oct 2026 100 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~15 Dec

  Non-material amendment to planning permission 26/AP/2353 dated 22/09/2026 for 'Replacement of all windows and balcony doors throughout the property and addition of extractor fan to the ground floor wall'. The amendments include the following: To add an extractor fan to the ground-floor window.

  Awaiting decision Windows or glazing

• Flat 20-22 Barnwell House St Giles Road London Southwark SE5 7RP

  26/AP/2909 Submitted 1 Oct 2026 100 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~7 Dec

  Non-material amendment for full planning permission ref: 26/AP/2355 dated 22/09/2026 for 'Replacement of all existing windows and balcony doors on the property along with addition of window on the ground floor.' NMA sought for addition of extractor fan to a ground floor window.

  Decided Windows or glazing

• 26/AP/2574 Awaiting decision

  23 Alberta Street London Southwark SE17 3SF

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for construction of a rear dormer and the installation of 1x rooflight to the front roofslope.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/2509 Awaiting decision

  Newington Gardens Harper Road London Southwark SE1

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for improvement works to the playground at Newington Gardens to include the removal of current playground equipment and installation of new accessible equipment.

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/1673 Granted

  Flat 67 Benbow House 24 New Globe Walk London Southwark SE1 9DS

  Certificate of Lawful Development to replace existing external doors with new thermally improved doors

  Received 11 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/1909 Granted

  6 Ethnard Road London Southwark SE15 1RU

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for a loft conversion with rear dormer

  Received 30 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/2486 Awaiting decision

  84 Croxted Road London Southwark SE21 8NP

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the formation of a moveable structure (as defined under the Caravan Site Act) that can be separated into 2 sections and removed from the rear garden by crane. Refer to the following drawings: 318 SP 00 (PD) 318 SP 01 (PD) 318 SP 101 (PD) 318 GS 01 (PD) 318 GS 02 (PD)

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 20 Aug 2026 Lawful development