152 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1419 - Householder Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Ground floor rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Validated
21 May 2026
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Approved
8 Jul 2026

Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Documents 14

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Fire Statement Fire Statement · 21 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 8

PDF PL_021 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan - Proposed · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PL_022 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Plan - Proposed · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PL_023 PROPOSED LOFT FLOOR PLAN Plan - Proposed · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PL_024 PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Plan - Proposed · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PL_025 PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PL_027 PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION Plan - Proposed · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PL_021 PROPOSED SECTION A Plan - Proposed · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PL_028 PROPOSED SECTION B Plan - Proposed · 20 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF CIL - GIA Form CIL - GIA Form · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 18 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 26 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PARKING PROVISION - DETAILS Parking Provision · 18 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
SE5 7LZ
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
St Giles
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Jul 2026
Decision
Householder - GRANTED
Decision date
8 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
Show
Agent
Irene Siljama

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, about the council's usual 51 days. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
468decided 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

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Contruction of a roof extension with two rooflights on the front elevation.
19/AP/5305
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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25/AP/3470
2025
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Construction of single storey rear extension at lower ground level with 2no. rooflights a…
25/AP/3247
2025
117 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ
Construction of a rear box dormer and outrigger extension, including raising of the roof…
25/AP/2980
2025 Approved
117 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ
Wrap-around single-storey rear extension, with a green roof, and 2no. skylights. Proposal…
25/AP/1861
2025
145 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ
Construction of rear mansard roof extension over the parent building, rear outrigger exte…
25/AP/1594
2025
162 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ
Construction of a single-storey side and rear extension, with 2no. roof lights.
25/AP/0362
2024 Approved
35 Sansom Street London Southwark SE5 7RD
Removal of wall to front garden and erection of timber clad bike, bin store and separatin…
24/AP/3601
2024 Approved
35 Sansom Street London Southwark SE5 7RD
Rear extension and associated alterations to elevations of existing outrigger and openings
24/AP/3240
2023 Approved
162 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ
Butterfly roof to front pitched roof conversion (with insertion of 3No. roof lights) and…
23/AP/1491
2022 Approved
124 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ
Construction of a single storey rear ground floor and side infill extension
22/AP/4209
2022 Approved
128 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ
Construction of a ground floor rear extension and a second floor mansard roof extension…
22/AP/2859
2022 Approved
138 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ
Construction of a side-rear extension; the construction of a mansard roof extension and t…
22/AP/0457
2020 Approved
130 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ
Replacement of the existing rear lean-to extension with a single storey side-rear extensi…
20/AP/3826
2020 Approved
114 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7LZ
Construction of infill port extension with greenhouse to the rear including installation…
20/AP/0245
2019 Approved
131 Benhill Road London SE5 7LZ
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated12/12/2018 [LBS Ref 18AP3375] for co…
19/AP/0344
2018 Approved
131 Benhill Road London SE5 7LZ
Construction of a single storey side and rear extension
18/AP/3375
2017 Approved
Flat 1 160 Benhill Road London SE5 7LZ
Alterations to the rear ground floor fenestration
17/AP/4366
2017 Approved
Ground Floor Flat 120 Benhill Road London SE5 7LZ
Construction of single storey rear and side extension to ground floor flat.
17/AP/4226
2017 Approved
136 Benhill Road London SE5 7LZ
Removal of lean-to at rear of outrigger and construction of a single storey side and rear…
17/AP/2796
2017 Approved
21 Sansom Street London SE5 7RD
Construction of a single-storey rear extension at ground floor level; construction of a d…
17/AP/2229
2016 Approved
Brunswick Park St Giles Road London SE5
To enlarge the area of fenced playground and play area, including the removal of x1 tree…
16/AP/3690
2016 Withdrawn
38 Vicarage Grove London SE5 7LY
Sycamore in rear garden. Crown reduce by up to 30% (3m).
16/AP/4357
2016 Approved
124 Benhill Road London SE5 7LZ
Construction of a single-storey side infill/rear extension.
16/AP/2911
2016 Approved
Flats A & B 138 Elmington Road London SE5 7RA
Replace existing windows with UPVC double glazed windows, and replace entrance doors with…
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2016 Refused
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings