Camberwell Police Station 9 Wren Road London Southwark SE5 8QP

26/AP/1609Permitted

Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Minor material amendment of planning permission ref no. 23/AP/0868 (Change of Use from Police Station (Sui Generis) to mixed use restaurant (Class E.b - Food and Beverage), drinking establishment with expanded food provision (Sui Generis) and C1 (Hotel) (Associated LBC 23/AP/0869)). Amendment Sought: To vary Condition 1 (To amend the approved plans to show any deviations from Planning Permission ref: 23/AP/0868 and the previous Listed Building Consent which is due to expire (ref. 23/AP/0869) in order to support flexible Class E use at lower ground and ground floors) and Condition 16 (To allow for unrestricted Class E use (or use as a drinking establishment with extended food - Sui Generis) of the lower ground and ground floors).

Received: 8 June 2026
Decided: 25 September 2026
Council: London Borough of Southwark

Site boundary (council red line)

ReceivedSubmitted8 Jun
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided25 Sep

Decided in 109 days

This is a planning application for a change of use at Camberwell Police Station 9 Wren Road London Southwark SE5 8QP. Southwark has handled 7,476 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. This one was decided in 109 days, 8 weeks longer than Southwark's median. The site is in the Camberwell Green conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. We hold 1,024 applications in total for the SE5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

26/AP/1609

Address

Camberwell Police Station 9 Wren Road London Southwark SE5 8QP

Postcode

SE5 8QP

Local Authority

Southwark

Decision Status

Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

25 September 2026

Date Submitted

8 June 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.473770, -0.091104

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Southwark

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Associated applications

2026
8 Jun
Listed building consent for proposed internal and external alterations to facilitate the conversion of the…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside26/AP/1608
2026
8 Jun
Minor material amendment of planning permission ref no. 23/AP/0868
This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/AP/1609

Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Camberwell Green
Listed building: Grade II: Camberwell Police Station and Attached Lamp BracketOn this site · +2 more
Article 4 direction: Camberwell District Town Centre+2 more
Brownfield land register: 18,Camberwell Church Street,,SE5 8QURegister site at or near this address · +4 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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