Flat 5 235 Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2LW

1. 27 Oct 2025

   Received by Southwark

2. 6 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 1 January 2026, 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.

• 235 Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2LW

  26/AP/0271 Submitted 29 Jan 2026 0m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) for confirmation of the lawful use of four self-contained flats (Use Class C3).

  Granted Lawful development New dwelling 17 docs

• 243 Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2LW

  25/AP/3595 Submitted 10 Dec 2025 14m away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~17 Feb

  Retention of a kitchen extraction system and external extraction outlet.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 23 docs

• 1 Plough Way London Southwark SE16 2LS

  23/AP/2551 Submitted 11 Sep 2023 21m away

  External alterations and reconfiguration of ground floor retail unit into two retail units (Class E), staff cycle provision, and the creation of a street entrance to the first and second floor office unit.

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• 1 - 3 Rotherhithe New Road London Southwark

  23/AP/2609 Submitted 18 Sep 2023 62m away

  Non material amendment of planning permission 19/AP/5383: Retention of a 4 storey building with basement, and external alterations. Class A1 retail unit at ground floor with 6 flats (3 x 2 bed and 3 x studio) above.NMA sought: 650mm high parapet as indicated on the approved planning drawings is not possible and the best that can be achieved, given the concrete slab and roof finish build up, is 900mm. New drawing submitted shows the Corium brick slip parapet at 900mm instead of 650mm.

  Decided Conditions New dwelling 9 docs
  Several homes

• Nordic Court 3 Rotherhithe New Road London Southwark SE16 2AH

  26/AP/0478 Submitted 17 Feb 2026 63m away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~20 Apr

  Erection of a rooftop extension set back behind the parapet wall to form fourth-floor residential accommodation comprising one studio and one one-bedroom flat.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 25 docs

• Property At Rear Of 23 And 25 Plough Way London Southwark SE16 2LS

  23/AP/2518 Submitted 6 Sep 2023 67m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing): Use of the ground floor and first floor as two individual self-contained flats.

  Refused Lawful development New dwelling 17 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