271 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TF Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/3600 - Listed Building Consent Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Alterations to front lightwell including removal of modern escape stair and lowering of floor to smaller vault Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Dec 2025
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Validated
11 Dec 2025
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Approved
9 Feb 2026

Approved on 9 Feb 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 18

Decision & officer reports 9

PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Decision - Plans · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 271CNR/P8/01 EXISTING LOWER GROUND PLAN Decision - Plans · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 271CNR/P8/02 EXISTING LOWER GROUND PLAN Decision - Plans · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 271CNR/P8/03 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR LAYOUT PLAN Decision - Plans · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 271CNR/P8/04 EXISTING SECTION A-A Decision - Plans · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 271CNR/P8/05 EXISTING SECTION A-A Decision - Plans · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 271CNR/P8/06 PROPOSED SECTION A-A Decision - Plans · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 271CNR/P8/07 EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR AND SECTION BB PLANS Decision - Plans · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 271CNR/P8/08 NEW TIMBER DOOR TO UTILITY ROOM Decision - Plans · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage statement · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access statement · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF AND PHOTOS HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage statement · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT WITH TREE SURVEY Design and Access statement · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF SITE NOTICE Site notice · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PRESS NOTICE - 18/12/2025 Press Notice · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Numbers 257-281 and Attached Railings
List entry 1378445 · The pin is inside its outline · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Camberwell New Road conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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
National infrastructure project 1130 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 2

Last sold for £595,000 in December 2011. Terraced house, freehold.

16 December 2011£595,000
23 April 1999£220,000

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

Building

Floor area152 m² (1,636 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (56 out of 100)
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2011, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
SE5 0TF
Received
10 Dec 2025
Validated
11 Dec 2025
Ward
Camberwell Green
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Feb 2026
Decision
Listed Building Consent - GRANTED
Decision date
9 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
Show
Agent
Robert Birbeck Architect

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, 9 days slower than Southwark's median of 51 for listed building works. Approved, as 93% of listed building works here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
224decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Details of condition 2 (railings and the lowering of the existing opening into the main p…
21/AP/4511
2021 Refused
Removal of the existing window on the front elevation (basement level) and installation o…
21/AP/3917
2021 Refused
Cellar alterations and new doors to front lightwell
21/AP/3916
2021 Approved
Removal of external metal staircase currently providing additional access to the property…
21/AP/3480
2021 Approved
Front lightwell alterations: removal of metal access stairs, lowering of lightwell and ce…
21/AP/3481
2021 Approved
Details of condition 3 (Joinery& Plaster) as required by planning permission of 21/AP/201…
21/AP/3520
2021 Approved
Details of condition 2 (structural details) as required by planning permission of 21/AP/2…
21/AP/3476
2021 Approved
Alterations to the basement which include the lowering of the floor, creation of an openi…
21/AP/2016
2020 Refused
Proposed external alterations, enlargment the rear lightwell with new steps to the rear g…
20/AP/0740
2020 Refused
Proposed internal and external alterations. Works include replacing the concrete roof til…
20/AP/0741
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2021 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2020 Approved
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Retrospective planning permission for cycle storage rack and shelter.
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2019 Approved
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19/AP/2725
2018 Refused
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2018 Approved
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2018 Withdrawn
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Construction of a two-storey extension to create a new three bedroom dwelling.
18/AP/2073
2017 Approved
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Variation of Condition 1, 'Appproved plans', pursuant to planning permission 17AP2475 for…
17/AP/3859
2017 Refused
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Variation of Condition 3 'Green Roof' pursuant to planning permission 17AP1878 for: (Chan…
17/AP/3993
2017 Approved
1 Camberwell Station Road London SE5 9JJ
Construction of hip to gable roof extension with rear dormer and two front roof lights an…
17/AP/2475
2017 Approved
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Change of use of the basement and ground floor from veterinary surgery (Sui Generis) to r…
17/AP/1878
2017 Approved
Jack Beards 296A Camberwell New Road London SE5 0RP
Construction of partial ground, second and third floor extensions and conversion of upper…
17/AP/0627
2016 Withdrawn
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Change of Use of the basement and ground floor from veterinary surgery (Sui Generis) to r…
16/AP/5168
2016 Approved
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Installation of steps and balcony to provide access from the upper ground floor to the re…
16/AP/5119
2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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.

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.