Planning application
Garages Rear 158 Elmington Road St Giles Road London Southwark SE5
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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).
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0899
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/0899
- Type
- Minor application
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- St Giles
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by Southwark
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2 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Southwark took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
60 documents on file for this application
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