12 Grove Lane London Southwark SE5 8SY
Approved on 9 October 2025
Council decision: Certificate of Lawfulness Exist- GRANTED
Proposal
Certificate of lawful development (existing) for retrospective planning permission for use of the existing property as 5no. self-contained residential flats (Use Class C3).
- Received
- 24 September 2025
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- ReceivedReceived24 Sep
- ValidatedValidated25 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided9 Oct
Decided in 14 days
About this application
This is a planning application at 12 Grove Lane London Southwark SE5 8SY. Southwark has handled 7,761 applications of this type. This one was decided in 14 days, 5 weeks quicker than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,312 applications in total for the SE5 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SE5 8SY
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 September 2025
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Camberwell District Town Centre+2 more
- Brownfield land register: 14b And 14c Grove Lane SE5 8SYRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.
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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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© 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
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202514 Oct
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of a mansard roof loft conversion
PendingLawful development: Proposed use25/AP/2959 - 20257 Jul
Certificate of lawfulness (existing) for use of property as 5no. self-contained residential flats (Use Class…
RefusedCertificate of Lawful Dev. - Existing25/AP/1927
Source: Southwark
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