231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

1. 3 Nov 2025

   Received by Southwark

2. 18 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 13 January 2026, 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.

This application is with Southwark for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

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.

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• 231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

  26/AP/0513 Submitted 20 Feb 2026 1m away

  Details of Condition 6 'Rear access gates' required by planning permission ref no. 21/AP/3789 'Refurbishment and conversion of 231 Camberwell New Rd from offices (E use class) to a 3 bed live/work unit (sui generis use class) with 2no rear car parking spaces'.

  Granted Conditions 10 docs

• 231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

  26/AP/0655 Submitted 5 Mar 2026 1m away

  Variation of Condition 4 's278 agreement' of planning permission ref no. 21/AP/3789 'Refurbishment and conversion of 231 Camberwell New Rd from offices (E use class) to a 3 bed live/work unit (sui generis use class) with 2no rear car parking spaces'.

  Granted Amendments 12 docs

• 231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

  26/AP/0514 Submitted 19 Feb 2026 1m away

  Details of Condition 5 'Cycle Storage details' required by planning permission ref no. 21/AP/3789 'Refurbishment and conversion of 231 Camberwell New Rd from offices (E use class) to a 3 bed live/work unit (sui generis use class) with 2no rear car parking spaces'.

  Granted Conditions 9 docs

• 231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

  26/AP/0512 Submitted 19 Feb 2026 1m away

  Details of Condition 3 'Service Management Plan' required by planning permission ref no. 21/AP/3789 'Refurbishment and conversion of 231 Camberwell New Rd from offices (E use class) to a 3 bed live/work unit (sui generis use class) with 2no rear car parking spaces'.

  Granted Conditions 10 docs

• 249 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

  22/AP/3501 Submitted 7 Oct 2022 48m away

  (T1) Sycamore: section fell to ground levelTree is extremely close to building and is causing subsidence - please see attached survey report (relevant sections highlighted in yellow)

  Withdrawn Trees 7 docs

• 202 Camberwell New Road London SE5 0RR

  26/00043/LDCP Submitted 7 Jan 2026 55m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~19 Mar

  Application for Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) with respect to the conversion of the building from flats to single dwelling.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development New dwelling 9 docs
  Domestic

• 26/AP/1316 Granted

  Seavington House Champion Hill London Southwark SE5 8DN

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) to confirm excavation works carried out on the site in the form of trial pits constitute a material operation under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and therefore represent lawful commencement of the approved planning permission 22/AP/0174.

  7 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/1420 Granted

  40 Strathnairn Street London Southwark SE1 5BL

  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.

  5 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 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.

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/1509 Withdrawn

  Railway Arch 101 Rockingham Street London Southwark SE1 6PD

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for confirmation of implementation of planning permission 22/AP/3065: Change of use of the railway arch at 101 Rockingham Street from Use Class B8 (Storage/Distribution) to Use Classes E (Commercial, Business and Service) and F2 (Local Community) and a new glazed facade to the exterior including 2x extractor fans.

  27 May 2026 Lawful development