Planning application
Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Temporary advertisement consent to display 1x Progress Pride flag on the high level footway of Tower Bridge from 1 June 2026 to 30 June 2026.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1334
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/1334
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Advertisement Consent-GRANTED
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 27 May 2026
- Decided
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- London Bridge & West Bermondsey
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
- Decision by
- Delegated - GOLD
- Postcode
- SE1 2UP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/AP/2290 Granted
Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP
Temporary advertisement consent to display 1x Pride Progress flag on the high-level footway of Tower Bridge for the month of June 2027 for the next five years ending 2032.
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25/AP/3213 Awaiting decision
Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed works to a listed building) for additional restoration works associated with the 'Tower Bridge Mud Tanks' project, to include the restoration of a drainage hopper and the addition of a manhole cover
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23/AP/2944 Granted
Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP
Overlay the existing roof coverings within a liquid applied waterproofing system; Installation new line safe system; Removal the existing ladder hoops and install new PivotLoc ladders to the control cabins
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22/AP/2007 Granted
Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP
Listed Building Consent for: The extension of the south east staircase handrail connecting Tower Bridge Road and Shad Thames The replacement of the south east cabin door
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 May 2026
Received by Southwark
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27 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Advertisement Consent-GRANTED
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25 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southwark granted permission on 26 June 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 advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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