Aspinden Wood Centre 1 Aspinden Road London Southwark SE16 2DR

Under consideration/assessment 26/AP/1293
Council
Date received
6 May 2026
Date validated
6 May 2026
Postcode
SE16 2DR

Description

Certificate of lawfulness (existing) for current use as a residential care home (most commonly, Class C2). A CLEUD is sought on the basis that the current use is lawful because either it falls within the exiting use Class C2 or falls within any of the alternative recognised use classes for Independent Approved Premises including sui generis but the sui generis use is not materially different to the Class C2 use and is therefore lawful without further planning permission.

7/10
Planning Authority Score
#48 of 282

Southwark is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #68 out of 282. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Southwark decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #104 of 282
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #85 of 282
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (71%) #68 of 282
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #107 of 282
92%
Minor dwellings approved
263 decided (1-9 homes)
70%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
36 decided
1,589
Total decisions
137 refused in 2025