Planning application
26/AP/1530
Ground Floor Flat 54 Gibbon Road London Southwark SE15 3XE
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the ground floor of the property as 3 self-contained flats.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1530
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 May 2026
Received by Southwark
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28 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Exist- REFUSED
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
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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22/AP/4051 Granted
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Other lawful development applications
In Southwark
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26/AP/1647 Granted
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Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the construction of an L-shaped rear dormer extension and installation of 2no. rooflights to the front roof slope
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26/AP/2189 Awaiting decision
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26/AP/2168 Awaiting decision
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26/AP/1618 Granted
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Certificate of lawful development (proposed) for the construction of a rear dormer extension.
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26/AP/1577 Granted
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