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Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP

Awaiting decision Southwark 25/AP/3213 Certificate of Lawfulness - Listed Bldng

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Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness (proposed works to a listed building) for additional restoration works associated with the 'Tower Bridge Mud Tanks' project, to include the restoration of a drainage hopper and the addition of a manhole cover

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3213

Application record

Reference
25/AP/3213
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Listed Bldng
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
3 Nov 2025
Validated
10 Nov 2025
Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Postcode
SE1 2UP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/AP/2290 Granted

    Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP

    Temporary advertisement consent to display 1x Pride Progress flag on the high-level footway of Tower Bridge for the month of June 2027 for the next five years ending 2032.

    Decided 1 Oct 2026
  • 26/AP/1334 Granted

    Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP

    Temporary advertisement consent to display 1x Progress Pride flag on the high level footway of Tower Bridge from 1 June 2026 to 30 June 2026.

    Decided 26 Jun 2026 Advertising
  • 23/AP/2944 Granted

    Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP

    Overlay the existing roof coverings within a liquid applied waterproofing system; Installation new line safe system; Removal the existing ladder hoops and install new PivotLoc ladders to the control cabins

    Decided 11 Dec 2023 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 22/AP/2007 Granted

    Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP

    Listed Building Consent for: The extension of the south east staircase handrail connecting Tower Bridge Road and Shad Thames The replacement of the south east cabin door

    Decided 16 Sep 2022 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 10 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Knight Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in London

Active · incorporated 2005 · London

2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

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

9 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.

Nearby applications

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  • Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark

    26/AP/0354 Submitted 29 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (works to a listed building) to fly pride flag during pride month.

    Granted Lawful development 8 docs

  • Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP

    23/AP/2944 Submitted 20 Oct 2023 50 yards away

    Overlay the existing roof coverings within a liquid applied waterproofing system; Installation new line safe system; Removal the existing ladder hoops and install new PivotLoc ladders to the control cabins

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 16 docs

  • Tower Bridge, Tower Bridge Approach, London

    PA/26/00447/NC Submitted 11 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Observations requested from London Borough of Southwark for 'Certificate of Lawfulness (works to a listed building) to fly pride flag during pride month'

    Granted 2 docs

  • Bridge Masters Residence, Tower Bridge, Tower Bridge road

    PA/26/00932/NC Submitted 27 May 2026 50 yards away

    Observation Request by London Borough of Southwark for temporary advertisement consent to display 1x Progress pride flag on the high level footway of Tower Bridge from 1 June 2026 to 30 June 2026.

    Granted 2 docs

  • Bridge Masters Residence, Tower Bridge, Tower Bridge road

    PA/26/00932 Submitted 27 May 2026 50 yards away

    Observation Request by London Borough of Southwark for temporary advertisement consent to display 1x Progress pride flag on the high level footway of Tower Bridge from 1 June 2026 to 30 June 2026.

    Granted 2 docs

  • Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP

    26/AP/1334 Submitted 8 May 2026 50 yards away

    Temporary advertisement consent to display 1x Progress Pride flag on the high level footway of Tower Bridge from 1 June 2026 to 30 June 2026.

    Granted Advertising 15 docs

In Southwark

  • 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

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