Planning application
Almond Studios Biscuit Factory Business Complex 100 Drummond Road London Southwark SE16 4DG
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Proposal
Display of 4 fascia signs, 2 projecting signs, and 1 wall graphic (on the front wall)
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2765
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/2765
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 24 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Ward
- North Bermondsey
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
- Postcode
- SE16 4DG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2025
Received by Southwark
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8 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 December 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.
Who's behind it
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DARA Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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