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Grove Tavern 520 Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8LF

26/AP/1059Minor applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 10 November 2026

9 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Demolition of the existing building on site, erection of a fence and gates, and meanwhile use of a site as a growing garden.

Received
14 April 2026
Ward
Dulwich Wood
  1. Received14 Apr
  2. Validated14 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Jun
  5. Decided10 Nov

Decided in 210 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Grove Tavern 520 Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8LF. Southwark has handled 1,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 210 days, 23 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the Dulwich Wood conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 83 applications across Dulwich Wood. 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 8LF
Application type
Minor application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Dulwich

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 April 2026
Target decision date
8 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Daniel Watney LLP 165 Fleet Street London EC4A 2DW

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Dulwich Wood
  • Article 4 direction: Site allocation NSP38:l The Grove Tavern, 520 Lordship Lane+1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 13Covers the site · +1 more
  • Brownfield land register: The Grove Tavern, 520 Lordship LaneRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 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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