Planning application
47 Sansom Street London Southwark SE5 7RD
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of a single-storey infill extension to the existing rear outrigger and side return.
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3470
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/3470
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Householder - GRANTED
- Received
- 28 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 1 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 15 Jan 2026
- Ward
- St Giles
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Simple
- Postcode
- SE5 7RD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/AP/3388 Awaiting decision
47 Sansom Street London Southwark SE5 7RD
Certificate of Lawful Development ( Proposed) for Single-storey infill extension to the existing rear outrigger and side return to enlarge the ground floor living/kitchen area, adding approximately 6 sq m of floor space, together with the erection of a single-storey timber-framed home office/studio building in the rear garden.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Nov 2025
Received by Southwark
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1 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Householder - GRANTED
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southwark granted permission on 15 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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47 Sansom Street London Southwark SE5 7RD
95% historically approved · decision due ~19 Jan
Certificate of Lawful Development ( Proposed) for Single-storey infill extension to the existing rear outrigger and side return to enlarge the ground floor living/kitchen area, adding approximately 6 sq m of floor space, together with the erection of a single-storey timber-framed home office/studio building in the rear garden.
Awaiting decision Lawful development Extension 19 docsSmall domestic -
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Granted Householder Extension 24 docsDomestic -
35 Sansom Street London Southwark SE5 7RD
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) formation of rear dormer and insertion of two roof lights to the front elevation
Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 7 docs -
39 Sansom Street London Southwark SE5 7RD
95% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct
Construction of L shaped rear dormer extension, including 3no. rooflights to front roof slope and increase the ridge height by 400mm.
Awaiting decision Extension Loft or dormer +1 -
21 Sansom Street London Southwark SE5 7RD
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for construction of a rear dormer extension with the addition of two roof lights to the front roof slope.
Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 23 docs -
145 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ
95% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jan
Construction of single storey rear extension at lower ground level with 2no. rooflights and green roof over rear extension
Awaiting decision Householder Extension Loft or dormer 30 docsSmall domestic
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