Planning application
Newington Gardens Harper Road London Southwark SE1
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for improvement works to the playground at Newington Gardens to include the removal of current playground equipment and installation of new accessible equipment.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/2509
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/2509
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Chaucer
- Parish
- Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Received by Southwark
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7 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Southwark for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southwark decided lawful development applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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