145 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

• 26/AP/2867 Awaiting decision

  145 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for rear chimney removal.

  Submitted 28 Sep 2026

1. 7 Nov 2025

   Received by Southwark

2. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 2 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, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southwark decided householder applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 145 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ

  26/AP/2867 Submitted 28 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~24 Nov

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for rear chimney removal.

  Awaiting decision

• 123 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ

  26/AP/2138 Submitted 20 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Construction of a single storey side extension at lower ground level. Existing lean-to rear extension pitched roof changed to a flat roof, to match the height of the taller element of the side extension. 1nr rooflight and a green roof over rear extension. Door sill to raised ground floor Juliet balcony raised by 300mm to allow for the new side extension roof.

  Granted Extension Loft or dormer
  Small domestic

• 152 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ

  26/AP/1419 Submitted 18 May 2026 50 yards away

  Ground floor rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension 24 docs
  Domestic

• 138 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ

  22/AP/0457 Submitted 16 Feb 2022 50 yards away

  Construction of a side-rear extension; the construction of a mansard roof extension and the raising of the existing chimney and parapet walls; and the installation of 2x rooflights to the front roofslope.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 41 docs
  Domestic

• 123 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ

  26/AP/1303 Submitted 6 May 2026 50 yards away

  Prior approval notification for the construction of a: - Single storey side extension at lower ground level. - Extension to have a maximum height of 3m at the boundary. - Extension to have a maximum length of 4.85m from the parent building principal elevation. - 2.4m side extension from the existing outrigger, less than half the width of the property. - Existing lean-to rear extension pitched roof changed to a flat roof, with maximum height of 2.7m at the boundary. - 1nr rooflight and a green roof over rear extension. - Internal reconfiguration to lower ground floor including removal of 2nr chimney breasts.

  Refused Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 35 docs
  Small domestic

• 123 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ

  26/AP/1306 Submitted 6 May 2026 50 yards away

  -Rear mansard roof extension over parent building -Rear outrigger extension over existing outrigger. -Maintain pitch of front roof slope. -Raise ridge line by 400mm. -2nr rooflights to front roof slope, 1nr rooflight over the mansard extension, 1nr rooflight over the outrigger extension. -Raise parent building chimney stack by 400mm to allow for raised ridge and mansard extension. -Raise outrigger party parapet wall and rear chimney stack by 1950mm to allow for outrigger extension. -Existing lower ground floor lean-to rear extension pitched roof changed to a flat roof, with maximum height of 2.7m at the boundary and 1nr rooflight. Internal reconfiguration across the lower ground floor. -Removal of 3nr chimney breasts. -New cycle and bin storage to front yard.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 32 docs
  Domestic

• 26/AP/2158 Granted

  7 Alma Grove London Southwark SE1 5PY

  Erection of a rear ground floor side extension with a framed glass roof and bi-folding rear doors. Replacement of windows and door. Alterations to external facade.

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Householder
• 26/AP/2601 Awaiting decision

  49 Henshaw Street London Southwark SE17 1PE

  Demolition of existing rear extension and construction of part single, part two storey rear extension and erection of roof terrace on main roof with balustrades and glazed access hatch.

  2 Sep 2026 Householder
• 26/AP/2545 Awaiting decision

  76 Shenley Road London Southwark SE5 8NQ

  Construction of a single storey side and rear extension to the rear; construction of a rear dormer roof extension over the main roofslope and the installation of 3x rooflights to the front roofslope.

  Received 26 Aug, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Householder
• 26/AP/2533 Awaiting decision

  28 Tyrrell Road London Southwark SE22 9NE

  Construction of rear extension.

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Householder
• 26/AP/2517 Awaiting decision

  65 Calton Avenue London Southwark SE21 7DF

  Construction of a ground-floor side-rear extension with terrace reinstated above; alterations to the rear outrigger, including raising the eaves and ridge, removal of the chimney stack, replacement windows, and installation of two rooflights; enlargement of the existing rear dormer; erection of bin and bike stores in the front garden, together with new landscaping and a front boundary wall; installation of an EV charger to front elevation and removal of existing front porch door; removal of existing garden buildings and erection of a shed, sauna and pergola in the rear garden, together with new landscaping and decking.

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Householder