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55 Great Suffolk Street London Southwark SE1 0BB

25/AP/3007Approval of DetailsApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 17 November 2025

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Details of condition 4 'Schedule of works for repair/reloaction' pursuant to listed building consent 22/AP/1067 'Listed building consent for external and internal works to the building to convert the building from B8 to Class E Use, the works include: External: Erection of a five storey rear external core; raising of existing roof profile to accommodate insulation; construction of east and west dormer windows; insertion of two rooflights; change of southern hip roof slope to gable end; installation of a roof level plant screen to the new gable end; the insertion of new window apertures to the existing Loman Street façade; refurbishment or replacement of east and west elevation windows; masonry repairs to all facades; insertion of new windows on the north elevation; replacement of loading doors to east and west elevations; partial lowering of courtyard area with relaying of granite setts; amendments to east elevation ground floor doorway; and associated works including changes to boundary treatment; installation of façade lighting. Internal: Structural repairs; repair or replacement of existing timber work and metal work; formation of new concrete slab and drainage at ground floor level; the insertion of an internal services riser and distribution of services throughout via a raised floor to each level; relocation of existing stair from 4th to 5th floor, creation of a mezzanine and associated structural works, installation of new staircase between 4th and 5th floor levels; installation of new internal lighting; installation of fire protection works throughout.'

Received
15 October 2025
Ward
Borough & Bankside
  1. Received15 Oct
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Dec
  5. Decided17 Nov

Decided in 33 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at 55 Great Suffolk Street London Southwark SE1 0BB. Southwark has handled 1,341 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 2 weeks quicker than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 182 applications across Borough & Bankside. We hold 2,758 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

97% of conditions 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 0BB
Application type
Approval of Details
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 October 2025
Target decision date
9 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Firstplan
Agent address
Broadwall House 21 Broadwall London SE1 9PL United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Listed building: Grade II: 55, Great Suffolk StreetOn this site
  • Article 4 direction: Bankside and Borough District Town Centre+1 more
  • Heritage at Risk Register: 55, Great Suffolk StreetPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: 55,Great Suffolk Street,,SE1 0BBRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    15 Oct

    Details of condition 4 'Schedule of works for repair/reloaction' pursuant to listed building consent…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/AP/3007
  2. 2025
    15 Oct

    Details of condition 5 including parts iii, iv, v, vii 'Materials samples' pursuant to listed building…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside25/AP/3026

Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    28 Jul

    Partial details of condition 5 'Materials samples' pursuant to listed building consent 22/AP/1067

    ApprovedListed building consent25/AP/2180
  2. 2025
    28 Jul

    Details of condition 7 'Metal Windows' pursuant to listed building consent 22/AP/1067

    ApprovedListed building consent25/AP/2179
  3. 2025
    28 Jul

    Details of condition 12 'Tree planting' pursuant to planning permission 22/AP/1066

    RefusedAll Other25/AP/2175
  4. 2025
    28 Jul

    Details of condition 11 'Hard and soft landscaping' pursuant to planning permission 22/AP/1066

    RefusedAll Other25/AP/2174
  5. 2025
    28 Jul

    Partial discharge of condition 8 iv (plant enclosure), vi (dormer) viii (replacement windows) and ix (fifth…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/2154
  6. 2025
    28 Jul

    Details of condition 10 'Security Measures' pursuant to planning permission 22/AP/1066

    ApprovedAll Other25/AP/2151

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