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38, Camberwell Grove, SE5 8RE

25/AP/1983All OtherApproved

Approved on 11 December 2025

15 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Construction of a two storey building plus basement self-build family home following demolition of the curtilage listed garage structure; the erection of two connected single-storey garden buildings; the restoration/extension of the existing listed dwelling to include demolition of existing sunroom and construction of lower ground floor single storey rear extension, renovation of existing side return and installation of rooflight to the main roof

Submitted
17 July 2025
  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided11 Dec

Decided in 147 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at 38, Camberwell Grove, SE5 8RE. Southwark has handled 388 applications of this type. This one was decided in 147 days, 14 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the Camberwell Grove conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across SGIL. We hold 1,312 applications in total for the SE5 postcode area.

96% of all other 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 8RE
Application type
All Other

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Camberwell Grove
  • Listed building: Grade II: 36, Camberwell GroveOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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.

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    2 Jul

    Construction of a three storey building plus basement self-build family home following demolition of a…

    RefusedApplication26/AP/1840
  2. 2026
    1 Jul

    Construction of a three storey building plus basement self-build family home following demolition of a…

    RefusedApplication26/AP/1841
  3. 2025
    11 Jul

    Listed building consent Construction of a two storey building plus basement self-build family home following…

    ApprovedListed building consent25/AP/1984
  4. 2025
    17 Apr

    Restoration/extension of the existing listed dwelling to include demolition of existing sunroom and…

    WithdrawnListed building consent25/AP/0888
  5. 2025
    8 Apr

    Construction of a three storey plus basement self-build family home following demolition of an unlisted…

    WithdrawnListed building consent25/AP/0887

Source: Southwark

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