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Bird In Bush Primary School Bird In Bush Road London Southwark SE15 1QP

26/AP/0339Minor applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 30 April 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Solar panel scheme on existing roof top of Bird in Bush Primary School

Received
4 February 2026
Ward
Old Kent Road
Agent
Public Works Limited
  1. Received4 Feb
  2. Validated6 Mar
  3. Consult.18 Apr
  4. Target30 Apr
  5. Decided30 Apr

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Bird In Bush Primary School Bird In Bush Road London Southwark SE15 1QP. Southwark has handled 1,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 5 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Old Kent Road. We hold 1,344 applications in total for the SE15 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
SE15 1QP
Application type
Minor application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Peckham And Nunhead

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 March 2026
Last date for comments
18 April 2026
Target decision date
30 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Public Works Limited
Agent address
74 Brion Place London E14 0SR United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Kentish Drovers and Bird in Bush
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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 2026-11-03. 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.

Source: Southwark

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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