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Play Office 285 Albany Road London Southwark SE5 0AH

Awaiting decision Southwark 26/AP/3068

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Details of Condition 5- Asbestos R&D Report as required by full planning permission 25/AP/3125 for 20/08/2026 for Demolition of Giraffe House to ground level and removal of fencing and redundant play equipment; Erection of temporary hoarding to enclose the site after demolition for an estimated four years, and erection of three temporary, individual, steel public toilet cabins to be in place for an estimated two and a half years.

As published by the council, reference 26/AP/3068

Application record

Reference
26/AP/3068
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
16 Oct 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Postcode
SE5 0AH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 19 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 December 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Southwark for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southwark's median decision took 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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