Camberwell Police Station 9 Wren Road London Southwark SE5 8QP Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/2658 - Approval of Details Under consideration/assessment
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Details of Condition 2 'Method Statement and Schedule of Works' required by listed building consent ref. 26/AP/1608 'Listed building consent for proposed internal and external alterations to facilitate the conversion of the former Camberwell Police Station to create a mixed-use building comprising of Class E or Sui Generis at ground and lower ground floors and short stay, bed and breakfast accommodation (Use Class C1) at first and second floors.' Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 2 Nov 2026.

Documents 2

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: Camberwell Police Station and Attached Lamp Bracket
List entry 1378397 · The pin is inside its outline · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 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.
Show the other 6 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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 1727 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 scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Approval of Details
Postcode
SE5 8QP
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Camberwell Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Agent
Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Details of Condition 12 (Sound Level - A validation test ) as required by full planning a…
25/AP/1203
2025
Listed Building Consent for installation of advertisements incl. 1no. externally applied…
25/AP/0697
2025
Advertisement Consent for 1no. externally applied vinyl logo and 1 fixed display board si…
25/AP/0696
2024 Approved
Details of Condition 4 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) as required by planning permission ref…
24/AP/3091
2024 Approved
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 23/AP/1661 granted on 24.11.2023 for…
24/AP/2745
2024 Approved
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) pursuant to listed building consent 24/AP/0478…
24/AP/2746
2024 Approved
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) to confirm the consented use of the site at Former C…
24/AP/2747
2024 Approved
Details of condition 3(Historic Building WSI) pursuant to planning permission ref. no. 23…
24/AP/1637
2024 Approved
Partial discharge of Condition 5, Part B 'Section drawings of staircase' as required by p…
24/AP/1184
2024 Approved
Partial discharge of Condtion 3 Part A 'Internal Joinery' required by Listed Building Con…
24/AP/0855
2024 Approved
Details of condition 3 Part (c) (Detailed Drawings- Bridge) as required by planning permi…
24/AP/1236
2024 Approved
Variation of Condition 13 to Application 23/AP/1661 dated 24/11/2023 for Extensions, alte…
24/AP/0178
2024 Approved
Partial discharge of Condition 6A 'BREEAM Report' required by planning permission ref no…
24/AP/0950
2024 Approved
Non-material amendment pursuant to 24/AP/0178 (minor material amendment to 23/AP/1661). T…
24/AP/0480
2024 Approved
Details of Condition 4 -Hard and Soft Landscaping as required by planning permission 23/A…
24/AP/0339
2024 Approved
Partial discharge of Condition 3, Part (c) required by 23/AP/1662: Listed building consen…
24/AP/1139
2024 Approved
Details of Condition 3 (CEMP) as required by planning permission 23/AP/1661 (last NMA agr…
24/AP/0338
2024 Approved
Variation of Condition 1a 'Approved Plans' of planning permission 23/AP/1662: Listed buil…
24/AP/0478
2024 Approved
Details Condition 5 - Means of Enclosure as required by planning permission 23/AP/1661 (l…
24/AP/0340
2024 Approved
Details of Condition 2 (Sample Materials/Panels/Boards) as required by planning permissio…
24/AP/0334
2023 Approved
Non-Material Amendment for full planning permission 23/AP/1661 dated 24.11.2023 for 'Exte…
23/AP/3436
2023 Approved
Extensions, alterations and change of use of the former Camberwell Police Station Section…
23/AP/1661
2023 Approved
Listed building consent for proposed extensions, alterations and change of use of the for…
23/AP/1662
2022 Approved
Proposed cleaning of external walls and windows of the building to remove graffiti
22/AP/0060
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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

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