47-48 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7LB Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/1562 - Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Existing Withdrawn

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for the continued use of the second floor of the north block as a self-contained residential flat. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 May 2025
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Validated
2 Jul 2025
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Withdrawn
4 Nov 2025

Withdrawn on 4 Nov 2025 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 15

Statements & assessments 6

IMG PART 1 Heritage statement · 28 May 2025 View ↗ IMG PART 2 Heritage statement · 28 May 2025 View ↗ IMG PART 3 Heritage statement · 28 May 2025 View ↗ IMG PART 4 Heritage statement · 28 May 2025 View ↗ IMG PART 5 Heritage statement · 28 May 2025 View ↗ IMG PART 6 Heritage statement · 28 May 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF DK/DP47-48WD/12 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR AND SECOND FLOOR PLAN Plan - Proposed · 29 May 2025 View ↗ IMG DK/DP47-48WD/02 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan - Existing · 28 May 2025 View ↗ IMG DK/DP47-48WD/05 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan - Proposed · 28 May 2025 View ↗ IMG DK/DP47-48WD/09 ROOF PLAN Plan - General · 28 May 2025 View ↗ IMG DK/DP47-48WD/15 PLAN OF SIGNIFICANCE Plan - General · 28 May 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 28 May 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF TIME EXTENSION LETTER Time Extension - Request · 21 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 28 May 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: Numbers 47 and 48 and Attached Railings
List entry 1376528 · The pin is inside its outline · 11 more listed buildings within 150 m (11 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Addington Square 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 ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1262 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Radon affected area, class 2; Heritage at risk 40 m away: Number 8, Addington Square and attached railings; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 14 m away; Metropolitan Open Land 90 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 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.

Building

Floor area884 m² (9,515 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (asset rating 147)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, 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
Certificate of Lawful Dev. - Existing
Postcode
SE5 7LB
Received
28 May 2025
Validated
2 Jul 2025
Ward
Camberwell Green
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Nov 2025
Decision
Application Withdrawn
Decision date
4 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
26 Aug 2025
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
Details of condition 3 (window details) as required by listed building consent 25/AP/0970…
25/AP/3730
2025 Approved
Listed Building Consent for the removal and/or retention of internal and external changes…
25/AP/0970
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Flat 3 17 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7JZ
Single storey rear extension
25/AP/1747
2025
Flat 3 17 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7JZ
Listed building consent for a single storey rear extension
25/AP/1748
2024 Approved
34 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7LB
3 no stairlifts supported on posts fixed to stair treads and landing floor
24/AP/3262
2023 Approved
Burgess Park Tennis Centre 44 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7LA
Retention of the café (Class E (b)) in the southern end of the pavilion building, associa…
23/AP/0649
2022 Approved
11A Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7JZ
Proposed lower ground basement level rear extension, patio and reformation of garden step…
22/AP/3328
2022 Approved
11A Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7JZ
Proposed lower ground basement level rear extension, patio and reformation of garden step…
22/AP/3327
2022 Approved
8 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7JZ
Reconstruction, refurbishment and extension to 8 Addington Square, including demolition a…
22/AP/2075
2022 Approved
8 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7JZ
Reconstruction of refurbishment and extension to 8 Addington Square, including demolition…
22/AP/2074
2022 Approved
20 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7JZ
London Plane T1 (22M high, 1200mm dia.) - Reduce North West limb back to suitable growth…
22/AP/2749
2022 Approved
35 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7LB
Conversion of property from two residential units to a single family dwelling, replacemen…
22/AP/1360
2022 Approved
35 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7LB
Listing building consent for replacement and refurbishment of windows, internal reconfigu…
22/AP/1361
2022 Withdrawn
83 New Church Road London Southwark
External alterations to provide additional windows at ground, 1st and 2nd floors together…
22/AP/0247
2021 Approved
8 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7JZ
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT: repair, refurbishment and extension to 8 Addington Square, inclu…
21/AP/3385
2021 Approved
8 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7JZ
Refurbishment of existing building, including demolition and replacement of rear, side an…
21/AP/3384
2021 Approved
37 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7LB
Listed Building Consent: Minor amendments of Conditiion 1: Approved plans of LBS applicat…
21/AP/1274
2020 Approved
9 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7JZ
Listed Building Consent for replacement of existing external door (Upper Ground Floor lev…
20/AP/3779
2019 Approved
13 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7JZ
Construction of a single storey rear extension, a ground floor bay window to the rear of…
19/AP/7556
2019 Approved
13 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7JZ
Construction of a single storey rear extension, a ground floor bay window to the rear of…
19/AP/7557
2019 Approved
37 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7LB
Erection of a single storey rear lower ground extension to the existing property, plus as…
19/AP/6789
2019 Approved
37 Addington Square London Southwark SE5 7LB
Erection of a single storey rear lower ground extension to the existing property, plus as…
19/AP/6788
2017 Approved
9 Addington Square London SE5 7JZ
Replacement of windows and doors to front of dwelling, including security grill to baseme…
17/AP/0990
2017 Refused
51 Addington Square London SE5 7LB
Construction of a roof extension to the rear roof slope, involving raising the existing p…
17/AP/0679
2016 Approved
42 Addington Square London SE5 7LB
Construction of a single storey outbuilding.
16/AP/3272
2016 Approved
11A Addington Square London SE5 7JZ
Removal of the existing timber and glass construction to the rear elevation; Construction…
16/AP/0712
2016 Approved
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Removal of existing rear conservatory extension. New conservatory extension and retaining…
16/AP/0107
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.