Planning application
35 Ablett Street London Southwark SE16 3BL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for a change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4), with associated internal works.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1015
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/1015
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED
- Received
- 9 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Old Kent Road
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Simple
- Postcode
- SE16 3BL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Apr 2026
Received by Southwark
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14 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jun 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, registered in Sevenoaks
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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