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Flat 7 Bermondsey Exchange 179 - 181 Bermondsey Street London Southwark SE1 3UW

Granted Southwark 26/AP/0505 Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Existing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness (existing) for the use of the property as residential (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0505

Application record

Reference
26/AP/0505
Type
Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Existing
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Exist- GRANTED
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Decided
1 Apr 2026
Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Simple
Postcode
SE1 3UW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Feb 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Exist- GRANTED

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

BG Architecture Agent, an architecture practice registered in London

Active · incorporated 2003 · London

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Documents

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8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 1 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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