Planning application
120A Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2UB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for use of the property as: a full day-care nursery (Class E(f)), a coworking space (Class E(g)(i)), and a cafe (Class E(b)), all operated by The Working Mums Club. Hours of operation: The nursery will operate Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 6:30pm. The coworking space and cafe will operate Monday to Friday, 7am to 7pm and Saturday to Sunday, 8am to 7pm.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1999
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/1999
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Rotherhithe
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Simple
- Postcode
- SE16 2UB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2026
Received by Southwark
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10 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED
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9 Aug 2026
Status changed to Granted
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southwark granted permission on 7 August 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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