Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark
Approved on 13 June 2025
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Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (works to a listed building) for installation of additional lifebuoys on the pedestrian guard rails on the west and east shore span.
- Received
- 17 April 2025
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- Ward
- London Bridge & West Bermondsey
- ReceivedReceived17 Apr
- ValidatedValidated24 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date18 Jun
- DecidedDecided13 Jun
Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road London Southwark. Southwark has handled 158 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 8 days longer than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the Tower Bridge conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 163 applications across London Bridge & West Bermondsey.
92% of heritage 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
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Listed Bldng
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 April 2025
- Target decision date
- 18 June 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- City Bridge Foundation
- Agent address
- Tower Bridge Offices, Tower Bridge Road, London, SE1 2UP,
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 area: Tower Bridge
- Listed building: Grade II: Accumulator Tower and Chimney Stack to East Side of Tower Bridge ApproachOn this site · +2 more
- Article 4 direction: Central Activities Zone+1 more
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 521Part of the site · +4 more
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, 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.
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Planning history at this site
16 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202613 Oct
Details pursuant to Condition 3 'Detailed drawing' of Listed Building Consent 24/AP/2858
PendingDischarge of conditions26/AP/3009 - 202610 Aug
Temporary advertisement consent to display 1x Pride Progress flag on the high-level footway of Tower Bridge…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/AP/2290 - 202611 Jun
Listed building consent for Installation of a fall protection system to the high level walkway gantries to…
ApprovedListed building consent26/AP/1630 - 202627 May
Temporary advertisement consent to display 1x Progress Pride flag on the high level footway of Tower Bridge…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/AP/1334 - 202629 Jan
Certificate of Lawfulness (works to a listed building) to fly pride flag during pride month.
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness - Listed Bldng26/AP/0354 - 202510 Nov
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed works to a listed building) for additional restoration works associated…
ApprovedApplication25/AP/3213 - 202529 Jul
Refurbishment of the C-Yard roof, including renewal of roof coverings, widening of perimeter lead gutters…
ApprovedAll Other25/AP/2076 - 202529 Jul
Refurbishment of the C-Yard roof, including renewal of roof coverings, widening of perimeter lead gutters…
ApprovedAll Other25/AP/2075 - 202523 Jul
Maintenance works to the three 'mud tanks' of Tower Bridge, to repair and re-line the tanks, as well as to…
ApprovedListed building consent25/AP/1881 - 202522 Jul
The removal of the existing sprinkler system within the North and South towers of Tower Bridge while…
ApprovedListed building consent25/AP/2078 - 20256 May
Certificate of Lawfulness (works to a listed building) for replacement of the 1970s hydraulic motors, which…
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness - Listed Bldng25/AP/1336 - 202530 Apr
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed works to a listed building) for replacement of hydraulic motors.
WithdrawnAll Other25/AP/1299 - 202523 Apr
Listed building consent for replacement of previously modernised timber floorboards and metal ladders…
ApprovedListed building consent25/AP/1189 - 202322 Dec
Listed Building Consent for the installation of jumbrellas, planters and screens to enclose existing seating…
ApprovedListed building consent23/AP/3566 - 202322 Dec
Installation of jumbrellas, planters and screens to enclose existing seating area.
ApprovedMinor application23/AP/3565 - 202316 Jun
Listed building consent: Installation of new CCTV camera to the South Abutment of Tower Bridge
ApprovedListed building consent23/AP/1690
Source: Southwark
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