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2 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4AZ

26/AP/0730Householder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 28 July 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Extension of existing part one/part two storey dwelling to create an additional storey above the one storey part of the existing building, with a pitched roof above

Received
12 March 2026
Public comments
11
Ward
North Walworth
Agent
Heckmann Design Ltd
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated13 Mar
  3. Consult.21 May
  4. Target7 May
  5. Decided28 Jul

Decided in 137 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 2 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 4AZ. Southwark has handled 1,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 138 days, 13 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across North Walworth. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 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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Why it was refused

  1. By reason of its height, bulk, massing and proximity to neighbouring properties, the proposed extension would comprise an overbearing presence at the rear of properties on Searles Road, resulting in an unacceptable degree of enclosure and a harmful amenity impact to the gardens and rear facing windows to 32 and 33 Searles Road, contrary to P56 'Protection of amenity' of the Southwark Plan and section 3.2.6 of the 'Impact to neighbouring properties' of the Householder Development (2025).
  2. By reason of the number of rear facing first floor windows the proposed southwark.gov.uk 2 Southwark Council, PO Box 64529, DECISION NOTICE LBS Registered Number: 26/AP/0730

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SE1 4AZ
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 March 2026
Last date for comments
21 May 2026
Target decision date
7 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Heckmann Design Ltd
Architect profile
HECKMANN DESIGN LTD
Agent address
44C Mildmay Park Mildmay Court London London N1 4PR

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Documents
31

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: Yates Estate and VictoryNext to the site
  • Article 4 direction: Central Activities Zone+2 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 647Part of the site · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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

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