56 Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2TU

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 25/AP/3425 Granted

  56 Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2TU

  Construction of a vehicle crossover to allow the use of paved yard as a drive way for one car

  Decided 2 Apr 2026 Householder

1. 16 Feb 2026

   Received by Southwark

2. 9 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED

4. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Southwark granted permission on 20 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.

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.

• 56 Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2TU

  25/AP/3425 Submitted 24 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Construction of a vehicle crossover to allow the use of paved yard as a drive way for one car

  Granted Householder 16 docs
  Domestic

• 60 Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2TU

  20/AP/2748 Submitted 23 Sep 2020 50 yards away

  Construction of a crossover (dropped kerb) to provide vehicle access to 60 Lower Road.

  Granted Householder 5 docs
  Small domestic

• Seven Islands Leisure Centre 70 - 86 Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2TU

  26/EES/0023 Submitted 3 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~1 Sep

  Pre-application planning advice for redevelopment of the vacant Seven Islands Leisure Centre Site to provide c.250 residential dwellings

  Awaiting decision

• 66B Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2TU

  23/AP/2201 Submitted 7 Aug 2023 50 yards away

  Construction of a side infill extension to the rear of the property.

  Granted Householder Extension 19 docs
  Domestic

• Highways Land SWK21476 Lower Road London Southwark

  22/AP/1884 Submitted 27 May 2022 50 yards away

  Prior notification for the proposed 5G telecoms installation: H3G Phase 8 high street pole c/w wrap-around cabinet and; and 3 further additional equipment cabinets.

  Granted Telecoms Extension 11 docs

• Seven Islands Leisure Centre 70-86 Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2TU

  19/AP/6926 Submitted 27 Nov 2019 50 yards away

  Replacement of two existing illuminated 48-sheet advertising displays with a single internally illuminated 48-sheet digital display.

  Granted Advertising 10 docs

• 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

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the formation of a moveable structure (as defined under the Caravan Site Act) that can be separated into 2 sections and removed from the rear garden by crane. Refer to the following drawings: 318 SP 00 (PD) 318 SP 01 (PD) 318 SP 101 (PD) 318 GS 01 (PD) 318 GS 02 (PD)

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