Planning application
Masons Arms 109 East Street London Southwark SE17 2SB
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for change of use of 2x two-bedroom HMOs (use class C4) (known as flats 12 and 13, located on the ground and lower ground floors) to 2x self-contained two-bedroom flats (use class C3).
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3540
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/3540
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED
- Received
- 4 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- North Walworth
- Parish
- Borough, Bankside And Walworth
- Decision by
- Delegated - GOLD
- Postcode
- SE17 2SB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
4 Dec 2025
Received by Southwark
-
5 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
9 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED
-
10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southwark granted permission on 9 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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
Within 500 metres
-
109 East Street London Southwark
Conversion of lower ground and ground floors of a public house to 2, two bedroom HMO (Use Class C4).
Granted Full applications 41 docs -
1-2 Richmond House Kingston Estate East Street London Southwark SE17 2DU
Change of use of ground floor TRA Hall into 3-bedroom residential flat with private amenity.
Withdrawn Full applications 16 docs -
83 East Street London Southwark SE17 2DH
Retrospective: Details of Condition 4 'Drawings of Fenestration, Balconies and External Doors' pursuant to planning permission 21/AP/3779: Construction of a first and second floor extension to provide 2 x studio flats; and the provision of private amenity space in form of a roof terrace.
Granted Conditions New dwelling Extension +1 15 docs -
86-88A East Street London Southwark SE17 2DQ
Change of use to restaurant (Use Class E(b)) and installation of a ventilation duct on the rear roof at first floor level.
Refused Full applications 20 docs -
3 Townley Street London Southwark SE17 1DZ
Retrospective siting of outdoor air conditioning unit on top of flat roof facing east
Granted Householder 12 docsDomestic -
86 - 88A East Street London Southwark SE17 2DQ
Application for retention of AC units and installation of low-level discharge kitchen extractor system and associated ducting/flue to the rear of the property.
Refused Full applications 19 docs
Other lawful development applications
In Southwark
-
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.
-
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.
-
26/AP/1618 Granted
252 Barry Road London Southwark SE22 0JS
Certificate of lawful development (proposed) for the construction of a rear dormer extension.
-
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.
-
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.