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Geoffrey Close Estate, Off Flaxman Road, Camberwell London SE5 9BY

26/02259/DETPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Approval of details pursuant of Condition 25 (Materials) for planning permission 20/03257/FUL (Demolition of all existing buildings and the comprehensive redevelopment of the Geoffrey Close Estate comprising the erection of 6 residential buildings ranging from 5 to 13 storeys providing 441 residential dwellings including affordable housing (Use Class C3), associated community facilities, including; a residents community centre and residents only gym, landscaping and public realm works, including private and communal amenity space, car and cycle parking including visitors cycle parking, and associated infrastructure works.) dated 20.12.2021

Received
5 August 2026
Decided
1 October 2026 · Grant Permission
Public comments
0 · last counted 18 October 2026
Ward
Herne Hill Loughborough Junction
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received5 Aug
  2. Validated5 Aug
  3. Consult.16 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Oct

Decided in 57 days

This is a planning application for demolition at Geoffrey Close Estate, Off Flaxman Road, Camberwell London SE5 9BY. Lambeth has handled 7,127 applications of this type and approves 82% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 57 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Herne Hill Loughborough Junction. We hold 1,024 applications in total for the SE5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/02259/DET
Address
Geoffrey Close Estate, Off Flaxman Road, Camberwell London SE5 9BY
Postcode
SE5 9BY
Local Authority
Lambeth
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Herne Hill Loughborough Junction

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
5 August 2026
Date Decided
1 October 2026
Date Validated
5 August 2026
Date Submitted
5 August 2026
Consultation End
16 September 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Permission
Case Officer
Nathan Barrett

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
4
Coordinates
51.469910, -0.098666
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lambeth

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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    28 May

    Submission of details to discharge Schedule 4, Part 6, para 1 (Car Park Design and Management Plan) of the…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01611/S106D
  2. 2026
    12 May

    Partial approval of details pursuant to condition 13 (verification report) block A only of planning…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01450/DET
  3. 2026
    28 Apr

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 39 (Urban Green Factor) of planning permission ref 20/03257/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01323/DET
  4. 2026
    23 Apr

    Partial approval of details pursuant to condition 65 (Whole life carbon assessment Block A Only) and 66…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01282/DET
  5. 2026
    14 Apr

    Application for a non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission ref. 20/03257/FUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendment26/01171/NMC
  6. 2026
    7 Apr

    Application for a non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission 20/03257/FUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendment26/01104/NMC

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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