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102 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7FU

26/AP/1811Householder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 9 October 2026

1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Addition of single-storey vertical extension and relocation of the existing roof terrace above the proposed extension.

Received
22 June 2026
Ward
Camberwell Green
Agent
Surman Weston Ltd
  1. Received22 Jun
  2. Validated23 Jun
  3. Consult.14 Jul
  4. Target17 Aug
  5. Decided9 Oct

Decided in 108 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 102 Benhill Road London Southwark SE5 7FU. Southwark has handled 1,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 108 days, 8 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Camberwell Green. 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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Why it was refused

  1. The insufficient front setback, combined with the proposed roof terrace, southwark.gov.uk 1 Southwark Council, PO Box 64529, DECISION NOTICE LBS Registered Number: 26/AP/1811

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SE5 7FU
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 June 2026
Last date for comments
14 July 2026
Target decision date
17 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Surman Weston Ltd
Architect profile
SURMAN WESTON LIMITED
Agent address
16A Iliffe Yard London London SE17 3QA

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
11

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)
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 640Part of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Land At 1-12 Houseman Way, 30-51 Houseman Way And 90-106 Benhill Road SE5Register site at or near this address
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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