Planning application
Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (works to a listed building) to fly pride flag during pride month.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0354
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/0354
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Listed Bldng
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness LB - GRANTED
- Received
- 29 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 25 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- London Bridge & West Bermondsey
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Simple
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/AP/1630 Decided
Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark
Listed building consent for Installation of a fall protection system to the high level walkway gantries to Tower Bridge.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jan 2026
Received by Southwark
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25 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness LB - GRANTED
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southwark granted permission on 16 April 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.
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