Planning application
Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Temporary advertisement consent to display 1x Pride Progress flag on the high-level footway of Tower Bridge for the month of June 2027 for the next five years ending 2032.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/2290
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/2290
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Advertisement Consent-GRANTED
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 1 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- SE1 2UP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/AP/1334 Granted
Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP
Temporary advertisement consent to display 1x Progress Pride flag on the high level footway of Tower Bridge from 1 June 2026 to 30 June 2026.
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25/AP/3213 Awaiting decision
Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed works to a listed building) for additional restoration works associated with the 'Tower Bridge Mud Tanks' project, to include the restoration of a drainage hopper and the addition of a manhole cover
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23/AP/2944 Granted
Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP
Overlay the existing roof coverings within a liquid applied waterproofing system; Installation new line safe system; Removal the existing ladder hoops and install new PivotLoc ladders to the control cabins
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22/AP/2007 Granted
Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2UP
Listed Building Consent for: The extension of the south east staircase handrail connecting Tower Bridge Road and Shad Thames The replacement of the south east cabin door
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Southwark
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10 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Advertisement Consent-GRANTED
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1 Oct 2026
Status changed to Granted
Previously Under consideration/assessment.
What this grant of permission means
Southwark granted permission on 1 October 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 this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Southwark's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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