John Keats Primary School 391 Rotherhithe New Road London Southwark SE16 5FN Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1239 - Minor application Approved

Proposal

Installation of an enclosed air source heat pump (ASHP) unit within the north-west courtyard of the school and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

29 Apr 2026

✓

Validated

5 May 2026

✓

Approved

9 Jun 2026

Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Documents 14

Site constraints 6

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 ↗

Archaeological priority area: North Southwark and Roman Roads

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 ↗

Opportunity area

Where the London Plan expects significant growth.

Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.

Also on the record

1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Southwark built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 25 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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: SE16 5FN
Received: 29 Apr 2026
Validated: 5 May 2026
Ward: Old Kent Road
Parish: Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 29 Jun 2026
Decision: Minor - GRANTED
Decision date: 9 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant: Show
Agent: Box Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 15 days faster than Southwark's median of 50 for community buildings. Approved, as 98% of community buildings here are.

This one35d

Council50d

UK56d

60%decided within 8 weeks

98%approved

48decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

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

John Keats Primary School 391 Rotherhithe New Road London Southwark SE16 5FN Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 5

Statements & assessments 4

Application forms 1

Other documents 4