Planning application
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Works: Demolition Major scheme
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition and replacement of school dining hall with a new school building and associated landscaping works
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0519
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/0519
- Type
- Major application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Goose Green
- Parish
- Dulwich
- Postcode
- SE22 8SU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 31 applications since 2021: 22 approved, 0 refused.
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26/AP/2625 Awaiting decision
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Works to a tree with a TPO: 1. Sorbus aucuparia T164 - Condemed by tree officer. Slow death, bacterial canker, vigarous shooting from the base. Remove tree and replace with Sciadopitys verticillata. 2. Aesculus hippocastanum T161 - Veteranisation over two years. First cuts to 8m reduction. Mower damage and Ganoderma present. 3m radial mulch and rope off to reduce risk of failing and prolong life of tree. 3. Aesculus hippocastanum T157 - Condemed by tree officer. Reduce height to 3m monolith for biodiversity, replant with with Celtis australis. 4. Aesculus hippocastanum T156 - Condemed by tree officer. Reduce height to 4m monolith for biodiversity, replant with Liquidambar styraciflua. 5. Aesculus hippocastanum T154 - Lift to 5m above storage bays to reduce potential for damage. Tree officer stated that A. hippocastanum is becoming less and less suitable for our climate, with considerations to site and use. All efforts made to rope off mature trees and mulch root plate to prolong their life.
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26/AP/1172 Granted
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Details of Condition 5 'Arboricultural Method Statement' required by planning permission ref no.25/AP/1690 'Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field'.
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26/AP/1173 Granted
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Details of Condition 3a (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) required by planning permission 25/AP/1690 (Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field.)
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26/AP/1198 Granted
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Details of the Biodiversity Net Gain Condition as required by planning permission 25/AP/1690 (Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field.)
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26/AP/1171 Awaiting decision
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Details of condition 4 (Construction Management Plan) as required by planning permission 25/AP/1690 dated 02/12/2025 (Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field'.)
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26/AP/0946 Granted
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Temporary erection of a kitchen until 31 October 2028
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26/AP/0911 Awaiting decision
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Replacement floodlights to the existing multi-use games area at Alleyns School and alteration to hours of use of the floodlighting
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26/AP/0529 Granted
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Installation of a substation
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26/AP/0527 Granted
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Replacement side extension to New Gym with associated landscaping
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26/AP/0528 Awaiting decision
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Temporary erection of a dining marquee until 31 October 2028
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Southwark
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23 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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28 Jul 2026
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Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in The Oval
Active · incorporated 1992 · The Oval
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Non material amendment of planning permission ref. no. 22/AP/0184: Construction of a single storey Wellbeing Centre. NMA sought: To update louvre location to suite M and E construction proposals, to amend the brick finish to a Brick Slip Finish, to amend the Sarafil single ply standing seam effect roof to a Fibreglass standing seam effect roof.
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99% historically approved · decision due ~15 Dec
Five Day Notification for tree works: works require the removal of several branches that obstruct CCTV at Alleyn's School. 2 x Zelkova serrata - removal of branches over two cameras - 5cm diameter or less. Liquidambar styraciflua - removal of branch obstructing camera to security gate. 7-8cm diameter. Quercus ilex - removal of branch obstructing camera to gate. 7cm diameter. The obstructions look onto Hillsborough Road gates into our lower school and surrounding perimeter. Along with one holm oak that looks out to a pedestrian gate on Townley Road.
Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs -
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Certificate of lawful development (proposed) for the installation of two storage containers in the Upper Quad with associated decking and fencing and relocation of All Pod container to the east of Block E
Granted Lawful development 15 docs -
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