Camberwell Police Station 9 Wren Road London Southwark SE5 8QP

23/AP/1661Minor applicationApproved

Full

Approved on 24 November 2023

Council decision: Minor - GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Extensions, alterations and change of use of the former Camberwell Police Station Section House 'rear building' (sui generis) to Nursery (Use Class E f).

Received: 14 June 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: London Borough of Southwark
Ward: Camberwell Green

ReceivedReceived14 Jun
ValidatedValidated15 Jun
Consult.Consultation16 Nov
TargetTarget Date9 Aug
DecidedDecided24 Nov

Decided in 162 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Camberwell Police Station 9 Wren Road London Southwark SE5 8QP. Southwark has handled 1,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 163 days, 16 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the Camberwell Green conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Camberwell Green. We hold 1,312 applications in total for the SE5 postcode area.

93% of full applications at London Borough of Southwark were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: SE5 8QP
Application type: Minor application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 June 2023
Last date for comments: 16 November 2023
Target decision date: 9 August 2023
Permission expires: 24 November 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 55 days

Additional information

Documents: 89

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Camberwell Green
Listed building: Grade II: Camberwell Police Station and Attached Lamp BracketOn this site · +2 more
Article 4 direction: Camberwell District Town Centre+2 more
Brownfield land register: 18,Camberwell Church Street,,SE5 8QURegister site at or near this address · +5 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Southwark

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