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231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

Awaiting decision Southwark 25/AP/3184 Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Existing

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Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for Conversion to live-work specification per application reference 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.

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3184

Application record

Reference
25/AP/3184
Type
Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Existing
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
3 Nov 2025
Validated
18 Nov 2025
Ward
Camberwell Green
Postcode
SE5 0TH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 7 applications since 2021: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/AP/0655 Granted

    231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

    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'.

    Decided 12 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • 26/AP/0513 Granted

    231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

    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'.

    Decided 2 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/AP/0514 Granted

    231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

    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'.

    Decided 19 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • 26/AP/0512 Granted

    231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

    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'.

    Decided 15 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 21/AP/3790 Granted

    231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

    Refurbishment and conversion from offices (E use class) to a 3 bed live/work unit (sui generis use class) with 2no rear car parking spaces.

    Decided 10 Feb 2022 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 21/AP/3789 Granted

    231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

    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.

    Decided 10 Feb 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  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.

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

    26/AP/0513 Submitted 20 Feb 2026 50 yards 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 50 yards 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

    21/AP/3790 Submitted 2 Nov 2021 50 yards away

    Refurbishment and conversion from offices (E use class) to a 3 bed live/work unit (sui generis use class) with 2no rear car parking spaces.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 27 docs
  • 231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

    21/AP/3789 Submitted 2 Nov 2021 50 yards away

    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 Full applications 29 docs
  • 231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH

    26/AP/0514 Submitted 19 Feb 2026 50 yards 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 50 yards 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

In Southwark

  • 26/AP/2574 Awaiting decision

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    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
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    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

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

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    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