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Camberwell Leisure Centre Artichoke Place London Southwark SE5 8TS

26/AP/0388Minor applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 24 June 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Installation of air source heat pumps (ASHPs), a new electric substation and relocation of bin storage areas and cycle parking to accommodate an ASHP enclosure. Remedial / replacement works to existing windows and doors, installation of thermal insulation in the roof zone above the pool halls. Photovoltaic panels proposed over pool and gym hall pitched roofs.

Received
9 February 2026
Public comments
1
Ward
St Giles
  1. Received9 Feb
  2. Validated10 Feb
  3. Consult.12 Mar
  4. Target6 Apr
  5. Decided24 Jun

Decided in 134 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Camberwell Leisure Centre Artichoke Place London Southwark SE5 8TS. Southwark has handled 1,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 135 days, 12 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the Camberwell Green conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across St Giles. 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 8TS
Application type
Minor application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 February 2026
Last date for comments
12 March 2026
Target decision date
6 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Architype
Architect profile
ARCHITYPE LIMITED
Agent address
The Sea Building Great Suffolk Yard 127 Great Suffolk St London Greater London SE1 1NP United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Documents
23

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)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Camberwell GreenPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Camberwell Public BathsOn this site
  • Article 4 direction: Camberwell District Town Centre+2 more
  • Brownfield land register: 19 Camberwell Church Street SE5 8TRRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    9 Feb

    Installation of air source heat pumps (ASHPs), a new electric substation and relocation of bin storage areas…

    This applicationApprovedFull26/AP/0388
  2. 2026
    9 Feb

    Listed building consent for Installation of air source heat pumps (ASHPs), a new electric substation, and…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside26/AP/0389

Source: Southwark

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