39 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7FT

1. 24 Feb 2026

   Received by Southwark

2. 25 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 16 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Householder - GRANTED

4. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Southwark granted permission on 16 April 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.

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.

• 102 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7FU

  26/AP/1811 Submitted 22 Jun 2026 38m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~18 Aug

  Addition of single-storey vertical extension and relocation of the existing roof terrace above the proposed extension.

  Awaiting decision Extension
  Small domestic

• 130 Elmington Road London Southwark SE5 7RA

  25/AP/2477 Submitted 28 Aug 2025 96m away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~23 Oct

  Works to tree with a TPO: T1 (Lime Tree) -18 metres in height. 13 metres in width. Reduce tree by 3.5 metres, leaving the tree 14.5 metres in height. Laterally reduce by 3 metres, leaving the tree 10 metres in width. Tree is blocking natural sunlight coming through the windows, touching building, blocking the gutters and growing far to large for the area. Tree is situated by the car park.

  Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs

• Flat 1 130 Elmington Road London Southwark SE5 7RA

  20/AP/0462 Submitted 14 Feb 2020 96m away

  Prune Lime (T1)- clean to remove all dead, diseased and broken branches 2 centimeters in diameter and larger throughout crown to improve health and appearance and reduce risk of branch failure. Thin crown to remove approximately 20% of live branches to reduce crown density. Most thinning cuts will be 0.25 and 2cm in diameter. Reduce crown height and spread by approximately 1-2 meters to reduce risk of branch, stem or root failure. Maintain Shape and Form.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• Garages Rear 158 Elmington Road St Giles Road London Southwark SE5

  26/AP/0899 Submitted 26 Mar 2026 122m away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~28 May

  Demolition of existing garages and construction of a self-build two-storey house (two-bedroom, four person), including external lighting and an extendable canopy fixed to the house oversailing Brunswick Park, plus external lighting and metal planters at Nono Café (within Brunswick Park).

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Demolition 60 docs

• Garages St Giles Road London Southwark SE5

  26/AP/1466 Submitted 21 May 2026 129m away

  T1 (Lawson Cypress), T2 (Lawson Cypress) and T8 (Horse Chestnut) all have RPAs that overlap the proposed hand-dug trial trench. Roots under 25 mm may be cleanly pruned; larger roots will be retained and protected with damp hessian if exposed. The trench will be dug to an approximate depth of 1m.

  Granted Trees 17 docs

• 3 St Giles Road London Southwark SE5 7RL

  25/AP/2653 Submitted 16 Sep 2025 130m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~12 Nov

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the de-conversion of two self-contained flats (use class C3) back to original single dwellinghouse (use class C3)

  Awaiting decision Lawful development New dwelling 14 docs
  Domestic

• 26/AP/0707 Granted

  33 Abbotswood Road London Southwark SE22 8DJ

  Construction of a rear dormer extension and ground floor rear extension.

  11 Mar 2026 Householder
• 26/AP/0784 Granted

  60 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LF

  Refurbishment of the property including replacement of glazing with thermally efficient conservation windows templated after originals, construction of a single-storey rear extension, a loft extension, minor internal partition alterations, and removal of external soil vent pipes.

  18 Mar 2026 Householder
• 26/AP/1488 Granted

  15 Canon Beck Road London Southwark SE16 7DJ

  Loft conversion including the insertion of 2 no. rooflights to the front roof slope; conversion of the existing garage to a habitable room with an associated window to replace the existing garage door on the front elevation, installation of an Air Source Heat Pump and other alterations to the rear elevation fenestration at ground floor level.

  22 May 2026 Householder
• 26/AP/0971 Granted

  86 Henslowe Road London Southwark SE22 0AS

  Retrospective planning permission for alterations to front garden layout including a front porch with projecting canopy, alterations to window apertures and fenestration, provision of cycle and refuses stores, along with hard and soft landscaping. new bin store and raised porch roof and revisions to front elevation fenestration.

  2 Apr 2026 Householder
• 26/AP/1519 Granted

  61 Tyrrell Road London Southwark SE22 9NE

  Construction for a rear and side wrap around ground floor extension

  27 May 2026 Householder