G10 Crown Place Apartments 20 Varcoe Road London Southwark SE16 3AD

1. 1 Oct 2025

   Received by Southwark

2. 14 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 9 December 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.

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• 204 Crown Place Apartments 20 Varcoe Road London Southwark SE16 3AD

  21/AP/3432 Submitted 29 Sep 2021 50 yards away

  Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) for use of the apartment as a single residential unit.

  Granted Lawful development 11 docs

• 2 Varcoe Road London Southwark SE16 3DG

  25/AP/1777 Submitted 17 Jun 2025 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~21 Aug

  Non-material amendment to planning permission 18/AP/2895 dated 11/03/2020 for 'Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new mixed use development comprising a part 7, part 9 storey (maximum height above ground of 29.99m) building of 288sqm commercial floor space (Use Class B1) and 74 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated bin stores, cycle stores, plant rooms and hard and soft landscaping'. The amendments include the following: Change to Condition 1 to amend the tenure mix shown in the approved drawings.

  Decided Demolition

• G05 Crown Place Apartments 20 Varcoe Road London Southwark SE16 3AD

  22/AP/2940 Submitted 19 Aug 2022 50 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) to confirm the use of unit G05 as solely residential (Use Class C3).

  Granted Lawful development 14 docs

• G06 Crown Place Apartments 20 Varcoe Road London Southwark SE16 3AD

  21/AP/2602 Submitted 22 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) to confirm the property has been in solely residential use since November 2010

  Granted Lawful development 6 docs

• 2 Varcoe Road London Southwark SE16 3DG

  22/AP/1487 Submitted 26 Apr 2022 50 yards away

  Non material amendment required by planning permission 18/AP/2895 Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new mixed use development comprising a part 7, part 9 storey (maximum height above ground of 29.99m) building of 288sqm commercial floor space (Use Class B1) and 74 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated bin stores, cycle stores, plant rooms and hard and soft landscaping.This application represents a departure from strategic policy 10 'Jobs and Businesses' of the Core Strategy (2011) and Saved Policy 1.2 'Strategic and Local Preferred Industrial Locations' of the Southwark Plan (2007) by virtue of proposing to introduce residential accommodation in a preferred industrial location.1. Increased height of lift overrun to North Core 2. Increased height of lift overrun to South Core 3. Create 1.8m high fence/guarding to perimeter of kids playground. 4.Alterations to 2nd floor enclosed balconies on west elevation (only) to be openable winter gardens to match original approved design. 5.Alterations to 3rd floor and above enclosed balconies on west elevation (only) to be open balconies with railing and balustrade to match original approved design.

  Decided Conditions Demolition 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 2 Varcoe Road London Southwark SE16 3DG

  22/AP/3698 Submitted 25 Oct 2022 50 yards away

  Discharge of schedule 7 item 1.1 of planning obligation car club scheme as required by Planning Application S106 18/AP/2295 for Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new mixed use development comprising a part 7, part 9 storey (maximum height above ground of 29.99m) building of 288sqm commercial floor space (Use Class B1) and 74 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated bin stores, cycle stores, plant rooms and hard and soft landscaping. This application represents a departure from strategic policy 10 'Jobs and Businesses' of the Core Strategy (2011) and Saved Policy 1.2 'Strategic and Local Preferred Industrial Locations' of the Southwark Plan (2007) by virtue of proposing to introduce residential accommodation in a preferred industrial location.

  Withdrawn Conditions Demolition 1 doc

• 26/AP/2574 Awaiting decision

  23 Alberta Street London Southwark SE17 3SF

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for construction of a rear dormer and the installation of 1x rooflight to the front roofslope.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/2509 Awaiting decision

  Newington Gardens Harper Road London Southwark SE1

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for improvement works to the playground at Newington Gardens to include the removal of current playground equipment and installation of new accessible equipment.

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/1673 Granted

  Flat 67 Benbow House 24 New Globe Walk London Southwark SE1 9DS

  Certificate of Lawful Development to replace existing external doors with new thermally improved doors

  Received 11 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/1909 Granted

  6 Ethnard Road London Southwark SE15 1RU

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for a loft conversion with rear dormer

  Received 30 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/2486 Awaiting decision

  84 Croxted Road London Southwark SE21 8NP

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the formation of a moveable structure (as defined under the Caravan Site Act) that can be separated into 2 sections and removed from the rear garden by crane. Refer to the following drawings: 318 SP 00 (PD) 318 SP 01 (PD) 318 SP 101 (PD) 318 GS 01 (PD) 318 GS 02 (PD)

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 20 Aug 2026 Lawful development