40 Cheltenham Road London Southwark SE15 3AQ Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/2111 - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Single storey side infill extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2025
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Validated
7 Aug 2025
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Approved
18 Sept 2025

Approved on 18 Sept 2025 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF (3).1.301 REV B EXISTING AND PROPOSED SECTION CC Decision - Plans · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF (3).1.200 REV D PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS Decision - Plans · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF (3).1.100 REV D PROPOSED GA PLANS Decision - Plans · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF (3).1.900 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRE STRATEGY Fire Statement · 24 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access statement · 24 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF (3).1.300 REV D PROPOSED SECTIONS AA & BB !Key Document · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF (3).0.002 EXISTING BLOCK PLAN Site - Block plan · 24 Jul 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 24 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM CIL - GIA Form · 24 Jul 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PARKING PROVISION - DETAILS Parking Provision · 24 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve 309 m away: Nunhead Cemetery
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.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Registered park or garden 180 m away: Peckham Rye Park; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 20 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £858,500 in August 2022. Terraced house, freehold.

22 August 2022£858,500
23 September 1999£159,950
27 April 1999£84,000

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

Building

Floor area98 m² (1,055 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (48 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Room heaters, wood logs
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2013, 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
Householder Application
Postcode
SE15 3AQ
Received
24 Jul 2025
Validated
7 Aug 2025
Ward
Peckham Rye
Parish
Peckham And Nunhead
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2025
Decision
Householder - GRANTED
Decision date
18 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
Show
Agent
District Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 10 days faster than Southwark's median of 52 for householder applications. Approved, as 94% of householder applications here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
531decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Oct 2025
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

2025
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2023 Approved
37 Cheltenham Road London Southwark SE15 3AF
Construction of a wrap around side and rear ground floor single storey extension.
23/AP/3117
2023 Refused
37 Cheltenham Road London Southwark SE15 3AF
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2021 Approved
Priory Court 1 Cheltenham Road London Southwark SE15 3BG
Amendments and alterations to the south-facing, second floor external balconies.
21/AP/2442
2021 Approved
16 Reynolds Road London Southwark SE15 3AH
Construction of a roof extension over the existing outrigger.
21/AP/3433
2021 Approved
16 Reynolds Road London Southwark SE15 3AH
Single storey rear ground floor side infill extension.
21/AP/3434
2021 Approved
27 Cheltenham Road London Southwark SE15 3AF
Demolition of current single storey lean-to extension; Construction of two storey extensi…
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Construction of single storey rear/side extension.
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Construction of a single storey rear extension.
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2019 Approved
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Alterations to the second floor south-facing balcony railing.
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2018 Approved
Flat A 28 Reynolds Road London SE15 3AH
Insertion of new sliding doors to outrigger, plus new door on rear elevation
18/AP/0793
2018 Approved
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Construction of a rear dormer roof extension and two rooflights to the front roofslope
18/AP/0733
2017 Approved
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Construction of a new-build 3-storey 4-bedroom single family dwelling on a vacant site in…
17/AP/3989
2016 Approved
20 Cheltenham Road London SE15 3AQ
Demolition of existing single-storey rear lean-to; construction of a single storey rear a…
16/AP/3314
2016 Approved
54 Cheltenham Road London SE15 3AQ
Erection of rear dormer roof extension and the installation of x2 rooflights in front roo…
16/AP/1311
2023 Approved
14 Reynolds Road London Southwark SE15 3AH
Non-Material Amendment for planning application 20/AP/3257: Construction of single storey…
23/AP/3194
2023 Approved
37 Cheltenham Road London Southwark SE15 3AF
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23/AP/2560
2021 Approved
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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.

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.