Camberwell Old Cemetery Forest Hill Road London Southwark SE22 0RU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Replacement of the existing single storey temporary building providing public toilets within Camberwell Old Cemetery, with a new permanent single storey public toilet building. Includes associated groundworks and making good. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 26 Nov 2025 · Committee - Small Sites · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Southwark Planning Committee (Smaller Applications) on 11 Nov 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the replacement toilet would support the cemetery, preserve openness and avoid harmful impacts.
- No public comments were received, and no objectors, supporters or ward members addressed the committee.
- The committee voted to grant permission subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Southwark's committee minutes of 11 Nov 2025.
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 7
Statements & assessments 3
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
Show the other 8 with distances
- 15 mGates, Piers and Railings to Camberwell Old CemeteryGrade II
- 60 mMonument to Rebekah Horniman, Camberwell Old CemeteryGrade II
- 77 mCamberwell Old Cemetery War MemorialGrade II
- 84 mCamberwell Old Cemetery War Memorial
- 85 mMonument to members of public killed by zeppelin, Camberwell Old Cemetery
- 86 mMonument to Members of Public Killed by Zeppelin, Camberwell Old CemeteryGrade II
- 87 mMonument to Charles Waters, Camberwell Old CemeteryGrade II
- 95 mMonument to James John Berkeley, Camberwell Old CemeteryGrade II
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Important details
- Council
- Southwark
- Application type
- Local Authority Development
- Postcode
- SE22 0RU
- Received
- 5 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 17 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Dulwich Hill
- Parish
- Dulwich
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Council's Own - GRANTED
- Decision date
- 26 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Committee - Small Sites
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Playle and Partners
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 70 days from validation, 15 days slower than Southwark's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.
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.
Last counted 14 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 11 Nov 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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%).
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Freehold owner: 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.
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