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64-70 Denmark Hill London Southwark SE5 8RZ

Refused Southwark 20/AP/0505 Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for change of use from A1 (Retail)/ A2 (Bank) /Sui Generis (betting office or a payday loan shop) to Use class C3 (5 flats (retail addresses 64-70) under Class G of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended.

As published by the council, reference 20/AP/0505

Application record

Reference
20/AP/0505
Type
Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed
Status
Refused
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness PROP- REFUSED
Received
18 Feb 2020
Validated
19 Feb 2020
Decided
14 May 2020
Ward
Camberwell Green
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Complex
Postcode
SE5 8RZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Feb 2020

    Received by Southwark

  2. 19 Feb 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 May 2020

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness PROP- REFUSED

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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8 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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In Southwark

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  • 26/AP/1420 Granted

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    Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for construction of a ground floor rear extension and a rear dormer.

    18 May 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/AP/1618 Granted

    252 Barry Road London Southwark SE22 0JS

    Certificate of lawful development (proposed) for the construction of a rear dormer extension.

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  • 26/AP/1577 Granted

    Residence Inn By Marriott London Bridge 201-211 Long Lane London SE1 4PN

    Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for undertaking of facade remedial works to remove combustible cladding materials and replace with a like-for-like non-combustible cladding with no change to the outer aesthetics of the building.

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  • 26/AP/1509 Withdrawn

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