Planning application
Unit 4 Bricklayers Arms Mandela Way London Southwark SE1 5SS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from Class B8 to flexible Use Classes B8 'storage and distribution', E(g)(ii) 'research and development' and E(g)(iii) 'industrial processes'
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1606
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/1606
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- South Bermondsey
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
- Postcode
- SE1 5SS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2026
Received by Southwark
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8 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Southwark took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
WSP UK Limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1978 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
34 documents on file for this application
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