23 Soames Street London Southwark SE15 4BZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/3236 - Minor application Under consideration/assessment
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Rear dormer and outrigger loft conversion with roof lights Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Nov 2026
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Validated
3 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 25 Dec 2026, from Southwark's recent extensions.

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Design and Access statement Design and Access statement · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Fire Statement Fire Statement · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment Flood risk assessment · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application - Form (Without Personal data) Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL - GIA Form CIL - GIA Form · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Photographs and photomontages Photographs and photomontages · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), 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
Minor application
Postcode
SE15 4BZ
Received
2 Nov 2026
Validated
3 Nov 2026
Ward
Rye Lane
Parish
Peckham And Nunhead
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ideaplan

Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Southwark usually decides extensions by day 52.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
735decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Southwark in the last twelve months, from validation. Southwark decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
65B Copleston Road London Southwark SE15 4AH
Construction of L-shaped rear dormer loft conversion, including raising ridge height, ins…
25/AP/1233
2024 Approved
19A Soames Street London Southwark SE15 4BZ
Construction of a single storey rear wrap-around extension with a courtyard
24/AP/3565
2024 Approved
249 Bellenden Road London Southwark SE15 4DQ
Construction of an L-shaped rear dormer extension with Juliet balcony, minor extension of…
24/AP/3074
2024 Approved
First Floor Flat 67 Avondale Rise London Southwark SE15 4AJ
Conversion of a flat roof into a roof terrace and conversion of a dormer window into a do…
24/AP/1625
2024 Approved
Ground Floor Flat 9 Soames Street London Southwark SE15 4BZ
Construction of single storey side-rear extension to provide additional living accommodat…
24/AP/0555
2024 Approved
First Floor Flat 9 Soames Street London Southwark SE15 4BZ
Construction of rear dormer extension with Juliet balcony, extension of existing party pa…
24/AP/0543
2023 Approved
Ground Floor Flat 63 Copleston Road London Southwark SE15 4AH
Construction of a detached outbuilding to rear garden
23/AP/0827
2023 Approved
43 Copleston Road London Southwark SE15 4AN
Construction of a roof terrace to the rear outrigger, to include storage area at lower gr…
23/AP/0116
2022 Refused
43 Copleston Road London Southwark SE15 4AN
Construction of a roof terrace over rear outrigger including spiral staircase leading dow…
22/AP/3654
2022 Approved
261& 263 Bellenden Road London Southwark SE15 4DQ
Construction of single storey side infill and rear extensions
22/AP/2941
2022 Approved
Ground Floor Flat 63 Copleston Road London Southwark SE15 4AH
Construction of garden room at the end of garden
22/AP/1681
2022 Approved
47 Avondale Rise London Southwark SE15 4AJ
Ground floor side extension with alterations to the rear fenestration. Alterations to the…
22/AP/1055
2022 Approved
76 Copleston Road London Southwark SE15 4AG
Construction of a ground floor side infill extension.
22/AP/1026
2021 Approved
Ground Floor Flat 63 And 65A Copleston Road London Southwark SE15 4AH
Construction of a single storey ground floor side and rear infill extensions at no 65a an…
21/AP/3702
2021 Approved
63A Avondale Rise London Southwark SE15 4AJ
Construction of a rear dormer extension with raised parapet wall, juliet balcony, roof te…
21/AP/1885
2021 Approved
63 Avondale Rise London Southwark SE15 4AJ
Construction of a single storey side extension and a bay window to the front elevation at…
21/AP/1884
2021
37B Avondale Rise London Southwark SE15 4AJ
Revised description: Alterations to a roof to create a loft conversion using a rear 'L' s…
21/AP/2729
2021 Approved
68 Copleston Road London Southwark SE15 4AG
Single storey side/rear wraparound extension
21/AP/1491
2021 Approved
71 Copleston Road London Southwark SE15 4AH
Construction of rear dormer extension and outrigger raising the ridge by 200mm.
21/AP/0759
2021 Approved
First Floor Flat 85 Copleston Road London Southwark
Construction of a roof terrace above the existing rear outrigger
21/AP/0357
2016 Approved
55 Copleston Road London SE15 4AH
Erection of rear ground floor single storey extension to the side and rear of the property
16/AP/4179
2016 Approved
Flat B 79 Copleston Road London SE15 4AH
Replacement of existing windows to front and rear elevations
16/AP/3982
2016 Approved
First Floor Flat 25 Avondale Rise London SE15 4AJ
Construction of a flat roofed 'box dormer' extension to the main rear roof slope of the h…
16/AP/1197
2016 Approved
88 Copleston Road London SE15 4AG
Timber clad Garden Studio at the far rear of the property.
16/AP/1415
2016 Approved
55 Avondale Rise London SE15 4AJ
Lawful Development Certificate for the erection of a rear dormer roof extension, with the…
16/AP/0993
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
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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