22 Forest Hill Road London Southwark SE22 0RR Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/2406 - Minor application Pending
Change of useExtensions & alterationsNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of the rear of the ground floor from retail (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to create a 1 bedroom studio flat; and the retention of a 1.8m high boundary fence in the rear garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Validated
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Oct 2026

As of 22 Aug 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Documents

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Site constraints 9

Article 4 direction
Protected shopping frontage SF46: Forest Hill 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
Registered park or garden 46 m away: Peckham Rye Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Peckham Rye Park, 45 m away · 1 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
  • 45 mPeckham Rye Park
  • 84 mThe ElmsGrade II
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 19 m away: 22 Forest Hill Road SE22 0RR; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 46 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £30,000 in December 2015. Terraced house, leasehold.

23 December 2015£30,000Recorded 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 area56 m² (603 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 66)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2017, 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
Minor application
Postcode
SE22 0RR
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Dulwich Hill
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hollins Planning Ltd
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 56, past Southwark's usual 55 days for changes of use. 75% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 13 Nov 2026.

Day 560 days to 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
8 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Amended Specification. Agreed by email 03.04.2025 T1 and T2: Lime: 30%-50% reduction, red…
25/AP/0395
2019 Approved
Retrospective application for the retention of partial change of use of the rear ground f…
19/AP/5479
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
36 Forest Hill Road London Southwark SE22 0RR
Retention of the single storey outbuilding within the residential rear garden for use inc…
25/AP/1895
2025
30 Forest Hill Road London Southwark SE22 0RR
Existing premises currently operate as a beauty salon (Use Class E). The proposal involve…
25/AP/2229
2025
20 Forest Hill Road London Southwark SE22 0RR
Contruction of a part single/part two storey single storey dwellinghouse (3 Bedroom, 4 pe…
25/AP/2101
2024 Approved
2 Colyton Road London Southwark SE22 0NE
Construction of loft dormer, three-storey rear extension, ground floor side and rear exte…
24/AP/0112
2025
Land Rear Of 15 Dunstans Road London Southwark SE22
Construction of 3 storey dwellinghouse (Class C3) with basement and roof terrace, solar P…
25/AP/0375
2024
Herne Hill Tavern 2 Forest Hill Road London Southwark SE22 0RR
New single storey rear extensions to accommodate additional trade and back of house areas…
24/AP/3490
2024 Refused
20 Forest Hill Road London Southwark SE22 0RR
Construction of a part single/part two storey 3b5p dwellinghouse incorporating waste and…
24/AP/0741
2023 Approved
12 Dunstans Grove London Southwark SE22 0HJ
Construction of a pitched roof to front elevation and rear dormer extension with 3 front…
23/AP/1759
2022 Withdrawn
2 Colyton Road London Southwark SE22 0NE
Construction of ground floor rear extensions and conversion of existing ground floor flat…
22/AP/4289
2022 Approved
2B Colyton Road London Southwark SE22 0NE
Construction of loft extension two new roof lights to existing pitched roof on front elev…
22/AP/3800
2022 Approved
2 Ryedale London Southwark SE22 0QW
Construction of a rear extension over existing outrigger, facade alterations and all asso…
22/AP/3527
2022 Approved
2 And 2B Colyton Road London Southwark SE22 0NE
Demolition of existing one storey rear addition and erection of a new three storey rear e…
22/AP/2945
2022 Approved
2 Colyton Road London Southwark SE22 0NE
Construction of single storey ground floor side and rear extension
22/AP/0925
2019 Withdrawn
20 Forest Hill Road London SE22 0RR
Construction of a four storey side/rear extension and conversion of the rear of the groun…
19/AP/1659
2021 Approved
First To Third Floor Flat 44 Forest Hill Road London Southwark SE22 0RR
Replacement of existing windows to the front with timber sash windows and casement window…
21/AP/2670
2021 Approved
13 & 13A Dunstans Grove London Southwark SE22 0HJ
External alterations to side and rear elevations to facilitate the conversion of two self…
21/AP/0940
2020 Approved
Land To Rear Of 3 Colyton Road London Southwark SE22 0NE
Demolition of existing garden shed and erection of new 2 bedroom single storey dwelling h…
20/AP/1774
2020 Refused
20 Forest Hill Road London Southwark SE22 0RR
Construction of a part single/part two storey single storey dwellinghouse (3 Bedroom, 5 p…
20/AP/2127
2020 Approved
20 Forest Hill Road London Southwark SE22 0RR
Construction of a part single, part two storey side and rear extension, part single part…
20/AP/0318
2020 Refused
20 Forest Hill Road London Southwark SE22 0RR
Construction of a 2 storey dwelling.
20/AP/0346
2016 Approved
8 Dunstans Grove London SE22 0HJ
Construction of a roof extension to the main 'butterfly' roof, to include raising the par…
16/AP/3514
2016 Withdrawn
8 DUNSTANS GROVE, LONDON, SE22 0HJ
Construction of a roof extension with x3 rooflights to the front roof slope and full widt…
16/AP/3109
2016 Approved
6 Dunstans Grove London SE22 0HJ
Erection of a single storey, flat roof rear extension
16/AP/2606
2016 Approved
16 Forest Hill Road London SE22 0RR
Installation of replacement shopfront in association with reuse of ground floor commercia…
16/AP/2360
2016 Approved
8 Dovedale Road London SE22 0NF
Erection of new entrance porch
16/AP/1901
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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.

Freehold owner and 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.