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26/AP/2283 - Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development (proposed) confirming that a proposed preliminary phase of development comprising the removal of the gas fired boilers and installation of air source heat pumps and associated pipework on the roof with acoustic screening in the ground service yard and flat roof to the rear of the building constitutes "development" for the purposes of Section 55 of the Act and a lawful implementation of the planning permission for the purposes of Section 56 of the Act by way of commencement. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Validated
13 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 10

Rye Lane Peckham 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Peckham Major Town Centre. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Archaeological priority area
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 ↗
Town centre: Peckham
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
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 47 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Proposed
Postcode
SE15 5QN
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Peckham
Parish
Peckham And Nunhead
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Prop- GRANTED
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
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Agent
RENEW Planning Limited
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 49 days. Approved, as 95% of lawful development certificates here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
158decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.