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Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

Granted Southwark 26/AP/0940 Local Authority Development by Others

Works: Extension Small domestic

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Relates to 22/AP/3749

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Extension of existing planning consent ref: 22/AP/3749 for a single storey temporary modular Community Centre building for a period of further 3 years.

As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0940

Application record

Reference
26/AP/0940
Type
Local Authority Development by Others
Status
Granted
Decision
Council's Own - GRANTED
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Decided
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Peckham
Parish
Peckham And Nunhead
Decision by
Source Team
Postcode
SE15 6UJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 9 applications since 2022: 7 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/AP/2906 Granted

    Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

    Details of Condition 4 'Arboricultural Method Statement' as required by planning permission ref. 21/AP/1077: 'Demolition of existing community centre and the construction of three new buildings consisting of a 7 stories, 6 stories and 5 stories to provide a retail unit fronting onto Commercial Way, and provision of 83 new Council homes, alongside the provision of the existing community facilities on the site as well as new landscaped areas including MUGA and playspace.'

    Decided 22 Nov 2023 Conditions
  • 23/AP/2112 Decided

    Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

    Non material amendments for planning application ref: 21/AP/1077 dated 29/01/2022 for: (demolition of existing community centre and the construction of three new buildings consisting of a 7 stories, 6 stories and 5 stories to provide a retail unit fronting onto Commercial Way, and provision of 83 new Council homes, alongside the provision of the existing community facilities on the site as well as new landscaped areas including MUGA and playspace). To allow: -Removal of 2 existing Lime trees and replacement planting and their replacement with five new trees (comprising 2 x Tilia Cordata 'Greenspire' 30-35cm 350L and 3 x Tilia Cordata 'Greenspire' 20-25cm 250L) as specified by the Council's Tree Officer.

    Decided 23 Aug 2023 Conditions
  • 22/AP/4048 Decided

    Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

    Non-material amendment to planning permission ref:21/AP/1077 (Demolition of existing community centre and the construction of three new buildings consisting of a 7 storeys, 6 storeys and 5 storeys to provide a retail unit fronting onto Commercial Way, and provision of 83 new Council homes, alongside the provision of the existing community facilities on the site as well as new landscaped areas including MUGA and playspace). To allow the following alterations:- Minor positional adjustment of Block A to achieve a 1.15m demarcation and access zone between the front of the building and the back edge-of-pavement along Commercial Way.- Minor adjustments to vertical setting out of floor levels (to Blocks A, B and C)- Reconfiguration of some ancillary spaces within the ground floor of Block C (i.e. Substation, refuse and cycle stores, plant and water tank rooms) - Minor adjustments to some window and external door configurations - Minor adjustment to flat roof parapet profile on Block C to accommodate AOV positions at roof level and introduction of smoke vents to roofs in general on Blocks A, B and C - amend wording of condition 17

    Decided 16 Dec 2022 Conditions
  • 22/AP/3897 Granted

    Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

    Details of Condition 3 (detailed remediation strategy) pursuant to planning permission ref: 21/AP/1077 granted for (Demolition of existing community centre and the construction of three new buildings consisting of a 7 stories, 6 stories and 5 stories to provide a retail unit fronting onto commercial Way, and provision of 83 new Council homes, alongside the provision of the existing community facilities on the site as well as new landscaped areas including MUGA and playspace).

    Decided 2 Feb 2023 Conditions
  • 22/AP/3895 Granted

    Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

    Details of Condition 6 'Drainage Strategy' pursuant to planning permission ref: 21/AP/1077 granted on 29/01/2022 for: (Demolition of existing community centre and the construction of three new buildings consisting of a 7 stories, 6 stories and 5 stories to provide a retail unit fronting onto Commercial Way, and provision of 83 new Council homes, alongside the provision of the existing community facilities on the site as well as new landscaped areas including MUGA and playspace).

    Decided 6 Jan 2023 Conditions
  • 22/AP/3900 Granted

    Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

    Details of Condition 4 'Arboricultural Method Statement' pursuant to planning permission ref. no. 21/AP/1077: Demolition of existing community centre and the construction of three new buildings consisting of a 7 stories, 6 stories and 5 stories to provide a retail unit fronting onto Commercial Way, and provision of 83 new Council homes, alongside the provision of the existing community facilities on the site as well as new landscaped areas including MUGA and playspace.

    Decided 6 Jan 2023 Conditions
  • 22/AP/3749 Granted

    Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

    Construction of a temporary modular community centre building (Use Class F2(b)) for a period of 3 years, landscaping, lighting and other associated works

    Decided 3 Feb 2023 Other
  • 22/AP/3309 Granted

    Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

    Details of condition 5 'CEMP' pursuant to planning permission ref no. 21/AP/1077 granted for: 'Demolition of existing community centre and the construction of three new buildings consisting of a 7 stories, 6 stories and 5 stories to provide a retail unit fronting onto Commercial Way, and provision of 83 new Council homes, alongside the provision of the existing community facilities on the site as well as new landscaped areas including MUGA and playspace.'

    Decided 10 Jan 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Mar 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 5 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 29 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Council's Own - GRANTED

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 22/AP/3749 Granted

    Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

    Construction of a temporary modular community centre building (Use Class F2(b)) for a period of 3 years, landscaping, lighting and other associated works

    Decided 3 Feb 2023 Other

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 29 July 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.

About less common application types

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

    22/AP/3749 Submitted 28 Oct 2022 8m away

    Construction of a temporary modular community centre building (Use Class F2(b)) for a period of 3 years, landscaping, lighting and other associated works

    Granted Other 27 docs
  • Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

    22/AP/3309 Submitted 20 Sep 2022 29m away

    Details of condition 5 'CEMP' pursuant to planning permission ref no. 21/AP/1077 granted for: 'Demolition of existing community centre and the construction of three new buildings consisting of a 7 stories, 6 stories and 5 stories to provide a retail unit fronting onto Commercial Way, and provision of 83 new Council homes, alongside the provision of the existing community facilities on the site as well as new landscaped areas including MUGA and playspace.'

    Granted Conditions Demolition 19 docs
  • Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

    22/AP/3897 Submitted 11 Nov 2022 33m away

    Details of Condition 3 (detailed remediation strategy) pursuant to planning permission ref: 21/AP/1077 granted for (Demolition of existing community centre and the construction of three new buildings consisting of a 7 stories, 6 stories and 5 stories to provide a retail unit fronting onto commercial Way, and provision of 83 new Council homes, alongside the provision of the existing community facilities on the site as well as new landscaped areas including MUGA and playspace).

    Granted Conditions Demolition 15 docs
  • Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

    22/AP/4048 Submitted 28 Nov 2022 33m away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission ref:21/AP/1077 (Demolition of existing community centre and the construction of three new buildings consisting of a 7 storeys, 6 storeys and 5 storeys to provide a retail unit fronting onto Commercial Way, and provision of 83 new Council homes, alongside the provision of the existing community facilities on the site as well as new landscaped areas including MUGA and playspace). To allow the following alterations:- Minor positional adjustment of Block A to achieve a 1.15m demarcation and access zone between the front of the building and the back edge-of-pavement along Commercial Way.- Minor adjustments to vertical setting out of floor levels (to Blocks A, B and C)- Reconfiguration of some ancillary spaces within the ground floor of Block C (i.e. Substation, refuse and cycle stores, plant and water tank rooms) - Minor adjustments to some window and external door configurations - Minor adjustment to flat roof parapet profile on Block C to accommodate AOV positions at roof level and introduction of smoke vents to roofs in general on Blocks A, B and C - amend wording of condition 17

    Decided Conditions Demolition Windows or glazing 49 docs
  • Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

    22/AP/3895 Submitted 11 Nov 2022 33m away

    Details of Condition 6 'Drainage Strategy' pursuant to planning permission ref: 21/AP/1077 granted on 29/01/2022 for: (Demolition of existing community centre and the construction of three new buildings consisting of a 7 stories, 6 stories and 5 stories to provide a retail unit fronting onto Commercial Way, and provision of 83 new Council homes, alongside the provision of the existing community facilities on the site as well as new landscaped areas including MUGA and playspace).

    Granted Conditions Demolition 7 docs
  • Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close London Southwark SE15 6UJ

    22/AP/3900 Submitted 11 Nov 2022 33m away

    Details of Condition 4 'Arboricultural Method Statement' pursuant to planning permission ref. no. 21/AP/1077: Demolition of existing community centre and the construction of three new buildings consisting of a 7 stories, 6 stories and 5 stories to provide a retail unit fronting onto Commercial Way, and provision of 83 new Council homes, alongside the provision of the existing community facilities on the site as well as new landscaped areas including MUGA and playspace.

    Granted Conditions Demolition 8 docs

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