Planning application
56 Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2TU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) for change of use from C3 (dwelling) to C4 (HMO) Use
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0460
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/0460
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 20 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Rotherhithe
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Simple
- Postcode
- SE16 2TU
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/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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Southwark
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9 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Apr 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 Loughton
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13 documents on file for this application
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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.
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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26/AP/1316 Granted
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26/AP/1420 Granted
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26/AP/1618 Granted
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26/AP/1577 Granted
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26/AP/1509 Withdrawn
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