56-60 Comber Grove London Southwark SE5 0LD Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/3183 - Major application Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 22 July 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and the redevelopment of the site to provide 39 dwellings (Use Class C3) in a six-storey building, along with associated landscaping, dedicated plant and storage facilities, and other associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 4 Nov 2026, 23:01

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Application progress

✓

Received

3 Nov 2025

✓

Validated

12 Nov 2025

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Committee

22 Jul 2026

Decision notice

Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 6 Nov 2026; it is now day 359.

Planning committee

Decided by Southwark Planning Committee (Smaller Applications) on 22 Jul 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the vacant facility had attracted no serious offers, while the scheme provided affordable housing and acceptable design and amenity.
The committee voted to grant permission subject to conditions, added landscaping conditions and a legal agreement.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Southwark's committee minutes of 22 Jul 2026.

Documents 163

Statements & assessments 34

Plans & drawings 114

Application forms 3

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM 10 CIL - GIA Form · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM 1 CIL - GIA Form · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF HSE - CONSULTEE COMMENTS Statutory consultee replies · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗

Site constraints 8

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 ↗

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

4 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 1160 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area 55 m away: Camberwell New Road; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.

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.

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Important details

Council: Southwark
Application type: Major application
Postcode: SE5 0LD
Received: 3 Nov 2025
Validated: 12 Nov 2025
Ward: Camberwell Green
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 22 Jan 2027
Applicant: Show
Freehold owner: Show

Decision outlook

Day 359, past the statutory target. 76% of full applications in Southwark are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Nov 2026.

target

predicted

Day 359268 days past the 91-day target

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

7comments received

7 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

408 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Committee: 22 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 11 Feb 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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Southwark

Planning Authority Score

7/10

Good

#64 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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

56-60 Comber Grove London Southwark SE5 0LD Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 163

Statements & assessments 34

Plans & drawings 114

Application forms 3

Consultation & comments 2

Other documents 10

Site constraints 8

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Important details

Decision outlook

Public comments

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