Planning application
The Counting House 53 Tooley Street London Southwark SE1 2QN
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Proposal
Display of 4no. internally illuminated static (letters only) fascia signs, 2no. non-illuminated blade signs and 3no. internally installed, and internally illuminated hanging signs.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1889
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/1889
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- London Bridge & West Bermondsey
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
- Postcode
- SE1 2QN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/AP/1895 Awaiting decision
The Counting House 53 Tooley Street London Southwark SE1 2QN
Listed building consent for the reinstatement of louvres and for the erection of x4 internally illuminated (letters only) fascia signs, x2 external non-illuminated blade signs, and x3 internally installed, and internally illuminated hanging signs.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2026
Received by Southwark
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1 Jul 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 26 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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26/AP/1890 Withdrawn
Counting House 53 Tooley Street London Southwark SE1 2QN
Installation of updated louvres to facilitate the advertisement displays proposed under Advertisement Consent application ref. 26/AP/1889 (associated listed Building Consent application ref. 26/AP/1895)
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Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in The Oval
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The Counting House 53 Tooley Street London Southwark SE1 2QN
94% historically approved · decision due ~2 Sep
Listed building consent for the reinstatement of louvres and for the erection of x4 internally illuminated (letters only) fascia signs, x2 external non-illuminated blade signs, and x3 internally installed, and internally illuminated hanging signs.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 16 docs -
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95% historically approved · decision due ~3 Sep
Installation of updated louvres to facilitate the advertisement displays proposed under Advertisement Consent application ref. 26/AP/1889 (associated listed Building Consent application ref. 26/AP/1895)
Withdrawn 10 docs -
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Details of condition 3 (detailed drawings for full discharge of condition 3) pursuant to planning application 24/AP/0881 (Listed Building Consent for alterations to the ground floor elevation to partially infill the colonnade and alter fenestration and the associated internal alterations to the reception, 2nd and 3rd floors, including the installation of new lift cars.)
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