Camberwell Police Station 9 Wren Road London Southwark SE5 8QP

24/AP/0178S.73 Vary/Remove Conds/Minor AlterationsApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 5 June 2024

Council decision: Variation Minor Material Changes GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Variation of Condition 13 to Application 23/AP/1661 dated 24/11/2023 for Extensions, alterations and change of use of the former Camberwell Police Station Section House 'rear building' (sui generis) to community use.The minor material amendment refers to the wording of Condition 13 of 23/AP/1661 to allow a School Use (Class F1(a)) at the Site, in addition to the approved Nursery use (Class E(f)).

Received: 24 January 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Southwark
Ward: Camberwell Green
Agent: Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd

ReceivedReceived24 Jan
ValidatedValidated25 Jan
Consult.Consultation27 Feb
TargetTarget Date20 Mar
DecidedDecided5 Jun

Decided in 132 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Camberwell Police Station 9 Wren Road London Southwark SE5 8QP. Southwark has handled 146 applications of this type. This one was decided in 133 days, 12 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.

88% of amendment 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: S.73 Vary/Remove Conds/Minor Alterations
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 25 January 2024
Last date for comments: 27 February 2024
Target decision date: 20 March 2024
Permission expires: 5 June 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent: Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd
Architect profile: ROLFE JUDD PLANNING LIMITED
Agent address: Old Church Court Claylands Road London SW8 1NZ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 55 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 18

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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Associated applications

2025
23 Apr
Details of Condition 12 (Sound Level - A validation test ) as required by full planning application 23/AP/1661
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/1203
2024
24 Jan
Variation of Condition 13 to Application 23/AP/1661
This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)24/AP/0178
2023
14 Jun
Extensions, alterations and change of use of the former Camberwell Police Station Section House 'rear…
ApprovedMinor applicationPart of23/AP/1661

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Southwark

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