Planning application
28 Bywater Place London Southwark SE16 5ND
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for a flat dormer to the rear with 3 no. skylights in the front sloping part of the roof
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3751
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/3751
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 30 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 20 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Surrey Docks
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
- Decision by
- Delegated - GOLD
- Postcode
- SE16 5ND
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/AP/3752 Granted
28 Bywater Place London Southwark SE16 5ND
Garage conversion into a habitable room and changes to ground floor fenestration on the front and rear elevations of the property
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by Southwark
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30 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a design practice registered in Hayes
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Southwark granted permission on 20 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.
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