68A Denmark Hill London Southwark SE5 8RZ Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/2528 - Minor application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from Class E(c)(i) (financial services - bank) to Class E(b) (restaurant), including installation of a recirculating extraction system, timber-framed shopfront, retractable awning, shutter door, and ramped access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2025
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Validated
4 Sept 2025
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Approved
30 Jan 2026

Approved on 30 Jan 2026 · Delegated - GOLD · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 21

Decision & officer reports 7

PDF DHL/006 REV 01 EXISTING AND PROPOSED SECTION A Decision - Plans · 28 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DHL/004 REV 01 EXISTING AND PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION - A Decision - Plans · 28 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DHL/001 REV 01 EXISTING AND PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Decision - Plans · 28 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DHL/002 REV 01 EXISTING AND PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Decision - Plans · 28 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DHL/008 REV 01 PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Decision - Plans · 28 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DHL/005 REV 01 EXISTING AND PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION - B Decision - Plans · 28 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DHL/003 EXISTING AND PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION Decision - Plans · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access statement · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF FIRE STATEMENT Fire Statement · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage statement · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF VA5978.250704.NAO NOISE AND ODOUR ASSESSMENT Noise impact assessment · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF DHL/007 EXISTING BLOCK PLAN Site - Block plan · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 18 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 12 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PRESS NOTICE - 25/09/2025 Press Notice · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 18 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Camberwell Green 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Camberwell District Town Centre · Protected shopping frontage SF3: Camberwell. 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.
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: Camberwell
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
National infrastructure project 1672 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Minor application
Postcode
SE5 8RZ
Received
3 Sept 2025
Validated
4 Sept 2025
Ward
Camberwell Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Feb 2026
Decision
Minor - GRANTED
Decision date
30 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated - GOLD
Applicant
Show
Agent
MEK Town Planning and Design Consultants Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 148 days from validation, 93 days slower than Southwark's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
540decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 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

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2025
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Retrospective application for raising the ground rear roof
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2025
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Installation of 1x internally illuminated fascia sign, 1 x inernally illuminated projecti…
25/AP/2385
2025
68 Denmark Hill London Southwark SE5 8RZ
Alteration to shop front, installation of retractable awning, installation of roller and…
25/AP/2137
2025
66-70 Denmark Hill London Southwark SE5 8RZ
Change of use of commercial unit from Class E to 4 residential units (Class C3)
25/AP/1383
2025 Withdrawn
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Installation of digital display screen positioned inside store by window.
25/AP/0634
2025
40 Denmark Hill London Southwark SE5 8RZ
Raising existing ground rear roof from 4.1m to 5.1m
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2025 Withdrawn
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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024
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Erection of a new conservation dormer to the rear and 2 conservation style velux roofling…
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2022 Approved
34 Denmark Hill London Southwark SE5 8RZ
Change of use of upper floors from Use Class E to provide 2 residential units together wi…
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2023 Approved
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Construction of rear extension on first, second and third floor levels.
23/AP/3360
2023 Approved
352 - 354 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0RW
Temporary display of an externally illuminated shroud advertisement.
23/AP/3058
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Removal of ATM's, existing signage and reinstate materials where required
23/AP/1819
2023 Approved
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2022 Withdrawn
56-60 And 66 Denmark Hill London Southwark SE5 8RZ
New residential development of 9 flats, involving the creation of second and third floor…
22/AP/0838
2022 Refused
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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
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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