20 Upper Ground London Southwark SE1 9PD
Approved on 21 June 2023
Council decision: Minor - GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Continued use of the highway for the temporary placing of decking, picket fence and associated furniture in association with hotel use
- Received
- 19 April 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- Ward
- Borough & Bankside
- Agent
- Bidwells LLP
- ReceivedReceived19 Apr
- ValidatedValidated25 Apr
- Consult.Consultation21 Jun
- TargetTarget Date19 Jun
- DecidedDecided21 Jun
Decided in 57 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 20 Upper Ground London Southwark SE1 9PD. Southwark has handled 1,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 2 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 185 applications across Borough & Bankside. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
93% of full applications at London Borough of Southwark were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SE1 9PD
- Application type
- Minor application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 April 2023
- Last date for comments
- 21 June 2023
- Target decision date
- 19 June 2023
- Permission expires
- 21 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Bidwells LLP
- Agent address
- Seacourt Tower West Way Oxford OX2 2JJ United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation areaPart of the site · +1 more
- Article 4 direction: Bankside and Borough District Town Centre+1 more
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202620 Apr
Continued use of the highway for the temporary placing of decking, picket fence and associated furniture in…
ApprovedMinor application26/AP/1118 - 202523 Apr
Continued temporary installation of an internally illuminated forecourt sign.
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/AP/1208 - 202523 Apr
Continued use of the highway for the temporary placing of decking, picket fence and associated furniture in…
ApprovedMinor application25/AP/1207
Source: Southwark
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