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25/AP/3219 - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Construction for single storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Nov 2025
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Validated
10 Nov 2025
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Approved
13 Jan 2026

Approved on 13 Jan 2026 · Delegated Panel - Simple · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Site constraints 11

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 ↗
Addington Square 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 ↗
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 11, Addington Square, Grade II, 20 m away · 10 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1275 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Radon affected area, class 2; Heritage at risk 38 m away: Number 8, Addington Square and attached railings; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 16 m away: Deciduous woodland; Metropolitan Open Land 17 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £97,500 in April 1997. Terraced house, freehold.

9 April 1997£97,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
SE5 7LG
Received
4 Nov 2025
Validated
10 Nov 2025
Ward
Camberwell Green
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Jan 2026
Decision
Householder - GRANTED
Decision date
13 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Simple
Applicant
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Agent
Plan It UK

How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 12 days slower than Southwark's median of 52 for householder applications. Approved, as 94% of householder applications here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
531decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 Jan 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use