132 Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8HD Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1567 - Change of Use Refused
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor back to shop (Class E) from use as a residential flat (Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
2 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
28 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Panel - Complex · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF 1822 01B GROUND FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTING AND PROPOSED Decision - Plans · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 1822 02B FRONT ELEVATION AS EXISTING AND AS PROPOSED Decision - Plans · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING FIRE SAFETY STRATEGY Fire Statement · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF 01 A GROUND FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTING AND PROPOSED Plan - Amended · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 02 A FRONT ELEVATION AS EXISTING AND AS PROPOSED Plan - Amended · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 01 GROUND FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTING AND AS PROPOSED Plan - Superseded · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 02 FRONT ELEVATION AS EXISTING AND AS PROPOSED Plan - Superseded · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF GROUND FLOOR SHOP PREMISES Photographs and photomontages · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

2 Article 4 directions
Lordship Lane District Town Centre · Protected shopping frontage SF38: Lordship Lane. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Town centre: Dulwich - Lordship Lane
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
SE22 8HD
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Goose Green
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Change of Use - REFUSED
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Complex
Applicant
Show
Agent
KYRKE-SMITH ARCHITECTS

How this decision compares

Decided in 87 days from validation, 32 days slower than Southwark's median of 55 for changes of use. Refused, as 22% of changes of use here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
76decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

22 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
27 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Minor amendement for planning permission 20/AP/0764 dated 6/05/2020 for construction of a…
22/AP/0018
2020 Approved
Construction of a mansard roof extension to create 1 x studio flat.
20/AP/0764
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
14 Bassano Street London Southwark SE22 8RU
Erection of cycle and refuse store within the front garden following removal of front bou…
25/AP/3820
2025
First Floor And Second Floor Flat 122 Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8HD
Amendment to planning consent 17/AP/0277 for 'Construction of a single storey rear and si…
25/AP/1629
2025 Withdrawn
122 Lordship Lane And Second Floor Flat London Southwark SE22 8HD
Amendment to Planning Consent 17/AP/0277 for Construction of a single storey rear and sid…
25/AP/1418
2025
11 Bawdale Road London Southwark SE22 9DL
Loft conversion with the construction of rear dormer on the main and outrigger roof, inse…
25/AP/1411
2024 Approved
12 Bassano Street London Southwark SE22 8RU
Proposed raised patio to existing extension
24/AP/3343
2025
18 Blackwater Street London Southwark SE22 8RS
Construction of single storey rear/side extension.
25/AP/0179
2024 Approved
12 Blackwater Street London Southwark SE22 8RS
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for construction of a rear dormer loft extensio…
24/AP/1383
2024 Approved
First Floor And Second Floor Flat 122 Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8HD
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for confirmation of implementation of planning…
24/AP/1348
2024 Approved
149 Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8HX
Installation of a new timber framed glazed shop front. Works include the addition of a be…
24/AP/0993
2024 Approved
149 Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8HX
Display of 1no. set of fascia painted lettering with fixed picture lighting, 1no. project…
24/AP/1138
2023 Approved
Unit 2 17 - 19 Blackwater Street London Southwark SE22 8SD
External alterations to the roof of the existing building including installation of a gla…
23/AP/3334
2023 Approved
1 Bawdale Road London Southwark SE22 9DL
Replacing existing timber sliding sash windows and timber door on the front elevation (Fl…
23/AP/2734
2023 Approved
10 Bawdale Road London Southwark SE22 9DN
Construction of a single storey rear/side ground floor extension; installation of a roof…
23/AP/1927
2022 Approved
Unit 8 17-19 Blackwater Street London Southwark SE22 8SD
Demolition of a light industrial unit (Unit 8) and the erection of a part single and part…
22/AP/0528
2023 Approved
First Floor Flat 152 Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8HB
Loft conversion / roof extensions to form L-shape double dormer ; formation of external r…
23/AP/0847
2023 Approved
Basement Flat 5 Bawdale Road London Southwark SE22 9DL
Construction of a garden shed at the rear of the back garden.
23/AP/0696
2022 Approved
6 Blackwater Street London Southwark SE22 8RS
Single storey ground floor side infill extension with alterations to the rear fenestratio…
22/AP/1432
2022 Approved
5 Blackwater Street London Southwark SE22 8RS
Construction of a single storey rear extension.
22/AP/1228
2022 Approved
9 Blackwater Street London Southwark SE22 8RS
Construction of a ground floor side infill extension.
22/AP/0382
2021 Approved
Flat 2 Kent House Bassano Street London Southwark SE22 8RX
Alterations to existing door/window openings to the rear. Overcladding patched up brickwo…
21/AP/4202
2016 Approved
148-150 Lordship Lane London SE22 8HB
Change of use form Use Class B1 (offices) to Use Class C3 (residential) comprising a 1 be…
16/AP/1357
2016 Approved
157 Melbourne Grove London SE22 8SA
Construction of a single storey rear infill extension with skylight
16/AP/1478
2016 Approved
137-139 Lordship Lane London SE22 8HX
Single storey (ground floor) rear extension to the commercial unit, and alterations to th…
16/AP/1088
2016 Approved
St Thomas More Hall 116A Lordship Lane London SE22 8HD
Display of 1x hanging sign with static illumination, fixed within the fanlight window abo…
16/AP/0384
2016 Approved
6 Hansler Road London SE22 9BJ
Erection of single storey ground floor side extension
16/AP/0252
Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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