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26/AP/1392 - Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the proposed development of a garage conversion to replace the garage door with a window. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:58

Application progress

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Received

14 May 2026

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Approved

3 Jul 2026

Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 7

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Archaeological priority area: North Southwark and Roman Roads

An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.

The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.

Air quality management area: Southwark AQMA

The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.

Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.

Council record ↗

National infrastructure project about 700 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel

The site is about 700 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 922 m).

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Eveline Lowe School, Grade II, about 36 m from the postcode pin

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Historic England ↗

Opportunity area

Where the London Plan expects significant growth.

Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Tree preservation order about 26 m away: Land at Avondale Square Estate, Se1 5pd.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area97 m² (1,044 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (73 out of 100), could reach B

PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms

Built1983 to 1990

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Southwark
Application type: Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed
Postcode: SE1 5HJ
Received: 14 May 2026
Validated: 14 May 2026
Ward: South Bermondsey
Parish: Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 8 Jul 2026
Decision: Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED
Decision date: 3 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant: Show
Agent: AL DESIGN

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 51 days. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

This one50d

Council51d

UK55d

75%decided within 8 weeks

93%approved

647decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Southwark in the last twelve months, from validation. Southwark decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 8 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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Southwark

Planning Authority Score

7/10

Good

#64 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Southwark is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #54 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils

for householder decisions

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Southwark decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

92%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #93 of 296

95%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #92 of 296

78%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #54 of 296

37%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #122 of 296

92%

Minor dwellings approved

259 decided (1-9 homes)

86%

Major dwellings approved

14 decided (10+ homes)

82%

Change of use approved

38 decided

1,622

Total decisions

132 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.