Permission to make alterations

About this form

Owners of former Council properties must obtain council consent before starting alterations work to or within their property. If you start or complete alterations without doing so, you will be in breach of the terms of your lease or transfer agreement.

To begin your application to obtain council consent please complete the form that follows.

To complete this form you will need a debit/credit card to make payment of the appropriate administration fee. If you do not have a debit/credit card please email the Council (hsg.conveyancing@southwark.gov.uk) advising that you wish to make an application to obtain consent to alterations.

It will be useful if you can provide copies of the following documents (where applicable):

• a full itemisation of works, including electrical, gas, plumbing and structural works


• clear existing and proposed plans / elevations


• a structural engineer’s report confirming (a) the walls to be removed are non-loadbearing or (b)
  the relevant structural calculations for loadbearing walls.
  Note: the removal of loadbearing walls is not permitted in Council owned blocks.


• details of any Building Control, Planning Permission and / or Party Wall applications / approvals
  (if already obtained).

• Building Control approval


• Planning permission


• Party Wall agreements


• Conservation areas