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
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
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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231 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH
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Granted Conditions 10 docs -
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Awaiting decision Lawful development 10 docs -
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Granted Conditions 9 docs -
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249 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TH
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85% historically approved · decision due ~19 Mar
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) with respect to the conversion of the building from flats to single dwelling.
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