Planning application
12 Grove Lane London Southwark SE5 8SY
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of lawful development (existing) for retrospective planning permission for use of the existing property as 5no. self-contained residential flats (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2760
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/2760
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Existing
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Camberwell Green
- Postcode
- SE5 8SY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2025
Received by Southwark
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25 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Southwark took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Southwark for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southwark decided lawful development applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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