7-13 Camberwell Road London Southwark SE5 0EZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1858 - Change of Use Awaiting decision
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of the existing first-floor office accommodation to two small Houses in Multiple Occupation within Use Class C4. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2026
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Validated
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 91.

Documents 9

Statements & assessments 4

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access statement · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Flood risk assessment · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE STATEMENT Fire Statement · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FINANCIAL VIABILITY ASSESSMENT Viability report · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF 04 PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLAN Plan - Proposed · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 06 SITE AND LOCATION PLAN Site - Block plan · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION - FORM (WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA) Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL) CIL - GIA Form · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER Application - Covering letter · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Walworth 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre · Protected shopping frontage SF23: Walworth Road, East Street and Camberwell Road. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Heritage at risk: Walworth Road, Walworth
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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: Elephant and Castle/ Walworth Road
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.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1161 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; 1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; 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 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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 1

Last sold for £1,950,000 in May 2025. Other property, freehold.

23 May 2025£1,950,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area57 m² (614 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (27 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyMid-terrace flat, 3 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, 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
Change of Use
Postcode
SE5 0EZ
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Faraday
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Agent
MJP Planning

Decision outlook

Day 91, past the statutory target. 75% of changes of use in Southwark are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 9 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 9135 days past the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
76decided 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

No public comments yet.

28 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

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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
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
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.