Myatts Field Court 18 Mcdowall Road London Southwark SE5 9JS Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/0711 - Change of Use Approved

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of part of the site (approximately 20 parking spaces) from car parking ancillary to residential use (C3) to car parking for vehicles for private hire (sui generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
11 Mar 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Committee - Small Sites · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

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
Registered park or garden 140 m away: Myatt's Fields; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Tree preservation order 21 m away: 98 & 100 Denmark Road, SE5 9LB; Town centre 22 m away: Camberwell.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Change of Use
Postcode
SE5 9JS
Received
11 Mar 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Camberwell Green
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Change of Use - GRANTED
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee - Small Sites
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 87 days from validation, 36 days slower than Southwark's median of 51 for changes of use. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
48decided 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

3comments received
1 objecting1 neutral1 supporting

33% support · above the UK average of 15%

84 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Committee
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
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