Planning application
231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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'.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0655
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/0655
- Type
- S.73 Vary/Remove Conds/Minor Alterations
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 12 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Camberwell Green
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Simple
- 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.
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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'.
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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'.
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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'.
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25/AP/3184 Awaiting decision
231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH
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.
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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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Southwark
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6 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Southwark granted permission on 12 June 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.
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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'.
Granted Conditions 10 docs -
231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH
95% historically approved · decision due ~13 Jan
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.
Awaiting decision Lawful development 10 docs -
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.
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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.
Granted Full applications 29 docs -
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'.
Granted Conditions 9 docs -
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'.
Granted Conditions 10 docs
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