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161 - 165 Borough High Street Southwark SE1 1HR

Awaiting decision Southwark 26/AP/3078

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 the reconfiguration of part of the basement from ancillary bar to additional bedroom accommodation within the existing Class C1 hotel use.

As published by the council, reference 26/AP/3078

Application record

Reference
26/AP/3078
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
19 Oct 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Postcode
SE1 1HR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Oct 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 20 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 December 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.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Southwark for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southwark's median decision took 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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