20 Bywater Place London Southwark SE16 5ND Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1470 - Householder Application Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Demolition of the existing rear extension and construction of a replacement single-storey rear extension. Conversion of existing garage including infilling the existing garage door opening with a traditional brick wall, with fenestration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Validated
15 Jun 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 20 Jul 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF AI-DR-004 PROPOSED PLANS Decision - Plans · 22 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Fire Statement Fire Statement · 22 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF AI-DR-005 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Plan - Proposed · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF AI-DR-007 PROPOSED PLANS Plan - Proposed · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF AI-DR-001 LOCATION AND SITE PLAN Site - Block plan · 22 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM CIL - GIA Form · 22 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Houses in multiple occupation: Bywater Place, SE16. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside 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, 1394 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 21 m away: Lavender Pond
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 21 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £180,000 in December 1997. Terraced house, freehold.

10 December 1997£180,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
SE16 5ND
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Surrey Docks
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Aug 2026
Decision
Householder - GRANTED
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 22 days faster than Southwark's median of 53 for demolitions. Approved, as 93% of demolitions here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
108decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Construction of a single storey rear extension and loft conversion
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Construction of dormer extension to the side elevation of the pitched roof
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Replace 5 wooden-framed single-glazed windows and 2 wooden-framed single-glazed doors wit…
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2021 Approved
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Replacement of 6x existing windows and 5x existing Juliet balcony doors with PVCu framed…
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Construction of dormer extension to the side elevation of the pitched roof.
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2020 Approved
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Construction of a dormer roof extension and 6 rooflights and new windows
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2016 Approved
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Construction of a rear ground floor extension, side dormer extensions, and conversion of…
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Installation of 3 roof lights to side roof slope
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use