Dulwich Sports Club Giant Arches Road London Southwark SE24 9HP Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/1838 - Minor application Approved

Proposal

Retention of flood lighting / lamps,on tennis court 1 and replacement of existing flood light poles and flood lighting / lamps, on tennis courts 2 and 3 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jun 2025
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Validated
2 Jul 2025
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Approved
22 Sept 2025

Approved on 22 Sept 2025 · Committee - Small Sites · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Southwark Planning Committee (Smaller Applications) on 8 Sept 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the lights would reduce glare and light spillage, improve energy use and protect neighbours through fixed cut-off times.
  • Three objections cited noise, character and operating hours; one supporter welcomed the proposed solution to historic glare.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer assessment, public comments, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Southwark's committee minutes of 8 Sept 2025.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 7

Metropolitan Open Land
Green belt level protection inside London.
The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Dulwich Village 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 25 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 1 November 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.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Minor application
Postcode
SE24 9HP
Received
25 Jun 2025
Validated
2 Jul 2025
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Sept 2025
Decision
Minor - GRANTED
Decision date
22 Sept 2025
Decision level
Committee - Small Sites
Applicant
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Agent
Daykin Marshall Studio
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 82 days from validation, 27 days slower than Southwark's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
540decided in the last year

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

Public comments

4comments received
3 objecting1 supporting

75% object · above the UK average of 74%

189 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Committee
8 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
26 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No
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

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