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Dulwich Picture Gallery Gallery Road London Southwark SE21 7AD

26/AP/2169Minor applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 6 October 2026

4 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Replacement of interactive public sculpture within the grounds of Dulwich Picture Gallery, together with associated landscaping works, including new tree and shrub planting, safety surfacing, accessible paths, and other ancillary works.

Received
22 July 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 4 October 2026
Ward
Dulwich Village
  1. Received22 Jul
  2. Validated27 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Sep
  5. Decided6 Oct

Decided in 71 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Dulwich Picture Gallery Gallery Road London Southwark SE21 7AD. Southwark has handled 1,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 4 weeks longer than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the Dulwich Village conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 227 applications across Dulwich Village. We hold 1,063 applications in total for the SE21 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
SE21 7AD
Application type
Minor application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Dulwich

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 July 2026
Target decision date
20 September 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Documents
30

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, 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.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    27 Aug

    Condition 12 Management Plan

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/2459
  2. 2025
    25 Jul

    Condition 5 LB Furniture

    PendingDischarge of conditions25/AP/2133
  3. 2025
    9 Jul

    Dulwich Picture Gallery

    ApprovedApplication25/AP/1959
  4. 2025
    1 Jul

    5 day notice:: Removal of Kentucky Coffee Tree (no.74). Dangerous Tree.

    ApprovedAll Other25/AP/1875
  5. 2025
    15 May

    Details of Condition 3 (Arboriculture Method Statement) required by planning permission 24/AP/3654

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/AP/1426
  6. 2024
    11 Dec

    Temporary permission for installation of sculptures (2No.) within the gardens of Dulwich Picture Gallery from…

    PendingMinor application24/AP/3654

Source: Southwark

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