Planning application
26/AP/1929
Land To The Rear Of 47 - 51 Great Suffolk Street London Southwark SE1 0BS
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate ( Proposed) for e according with Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (GPDO) (England) Order 2015 to certify that the proposed development of 14 electric vehicle (EV) charging upstands and 1 substation on land qualifying as a ground floor off-street car park (Great Suffolk Street Car Park1) at land to the rear of 47-51 Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1 0BS would be lawful and in accordance with the legal requirements set out in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Class E of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended May 2025).
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1929
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jul 2026
Received by Southwark
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6 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
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Southwark for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
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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