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18 Melbourne Grove London Southwark SE22 8RA

26/AP/1045Householder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 26 May 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Demolition of existing two-storey rear outrigger and construction of a single-storey rear extension; installation of a rear-facing sash window at first floor and replacement of existing rear-facing three-section window at first floor with 2x sash windows; raising of the roof ridge by 30cm, alteration of the roof form and installation of 4x roof lights to facilitate a loft conversion.

Received
13 April 2026
Ward
Goose Green
Agent
Studio Elephant Architects
  1. Received13 Apr
  2. Validated14 Apr
  3. Consult.6 May
  4. Target8 Jun
  5. Decided26 May

Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 18 Melbourne Grove London Southwark SE22 8RA. Southwark has handled 1,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 6 days quicker than Southwark's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 123 applications across Goose Green. We hold 929 applications in total for the SE22 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
SE22 8RA
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Dulwich

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 April 2026
Last date for comments
6 May 2026
Target decision date
8 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Studio Elephant Architects
Agent address
62 Barnmead Road London BR3 1JE

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.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 216Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: 16 Melbourne Grove SE22 8QZRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

Source: Southwark

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

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