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

26/AP/1608 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

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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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:59

Application progress

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Received

5 Jun 2026

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Validated

8 Jun 2026

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Approved

4 Aug 2026

Approved on 4 Aug 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Documents 18

Statements & assessments 4

PDF FIRE STATEMENT Fire Statement · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage statement · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access statement · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 9

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

Associated applications 3

Listed buildingApproved4 Aug 202626/AP/1608This application
Listed building consent for proposed internal and external alterations to facilitate the conversion of the former Camberwell…
Conditions 2, 3 awaiting decision
- ConditionsDetails of Condition 2 'Method Statement and Schedule of Works'8 Sep 202626/AP/2658
- ConditionsDetails of Condition 3 Archaeological building recording works as required by full for Listed…28 Aug 202626/AP/2555

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Camberwell Police Station and Attached Lamp Bracket

List entry 1378397 · 10 m from the pin · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 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 5 with distances

30 m2-8, Jephson StreetGrade II
42 mK2 Telephone Kiosk at South End of Wren RoadGrade II
49 m1-9, Jephson StreetGrade II
63 m2, Camberwell Church StreetGrade II
115 mCamberwell Public BathsGrade II

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.

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

Inside the Southwark built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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: Listed Building Consent
Postcode: SE5 8QP
Received: 5 Jun 2026
Validated: 8 Jun 2026
Ward: Camberwell Green
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Aug 2026
Decision: Listed Building Consent - GRANTED
Decision date: 4 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant: Show
Agent: Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, 7 days slower than Southwark's median of 50 for listed building works. Approved, as 92% of listed building works here are.

This one57d

Council50d

UK56d

69%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

112decided in the last year

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