Which Southwark postcodes does this listed building consent application service cover?
A district-by-district table for Southwark: where we draw, the stock in each place, and who validates a listed building consent application at an address there. Fees in the table are statutory England charges for 2026, and they belong to the council rather than to us.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a listed building consent application |
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| SE1 | Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo | Georgian terraces, post-war flats, new-build | SE1 stretches from Bermondsey through Borough as far as Waterloo, crossing into Lambeth along the way, so both authorities' maps are read before a submission is made. |
| SE5 | Camberwell | Georgian villas, Victorian terraces | SE5 crosses into Lambeth at Camberwell, so which council validates the application has to be established before SE5 drawings go in. |
| SE15 | Peckham / Nunhead | Victorian terraces, post-war estates | Peckham and Nunhead in SE15 are Southwark's to determine, against the designations its Local Plan applies to that end of the borough. |
| SE16 | Bermondsey / Rotherhithe | Warehouse conversions, Georgian terraces, new-build | SE16 is Bermondsey and Rotherhithe alone. Southwark handles it, and officers there work from the SE16 conservation-area mapping. |
| SE17 | Walworth | Post-war estates, new-build towers | Walworth addresses in SE17 stay with Southwark, judged under the policies the borough has written for that area. |
| SE21 | Dulwich Village | Georgian villas, Edwardian villas (Dulwich Estate) | SE21 is shared, and rather more of its property sits on the Lambeth side than the Southwark one, so a Dulwich Village address is verified against both maps before anything is lodged. |
| SE22 | East Dulwich | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | East Dulwich in SE22 is Southwark's own, assessed against the Local Plan designations covering that part of the borough. |
| SE24 | Herne Hill | Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces | Herne Hill's SE24 is divided the same way, with Lambeth holding much of it, so the authority is settled from the address rather than the postcode. |
How does a listed building consent application differ street by street across Southwark?
Two Southwark streets can differ in roof pitch, in the make-up of their walls, and in the depth of the plots behind them. Where the building is listed, those differences are evidence about how the place was put together, and not variables to be designed away.
- Dulwich Village (SE21) — a listed building consent application in Dulwich Village starts from georgian villas, edwardian villas (dulwich estate), and Dulwich Village reads as Georgian and Edwardian villas, Estate-managed. Applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings in SE21. Southwark Council assesses Dulwich Village listed building consent applications against its own Dulwich Village character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Dulwich Village references Dulwich Picture Gallery.
- East Dulwich (SE22) — a listed building consent application in East Dulwich starts from victorian and edwardian terraces, and East Dulwich reads as Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans in SE22. Southwark Council assesses East Dulwich listed building consent applications against its own East Dulwich character guidance, and the location plan we draw for East Dulwich references Lordship Lane.
- Rotherhithe (SE16) — listed building consent application work in Rotherhithe means warehouse conversions, post-war estates, new-build. Rotherhithe is warehouse conversions, riverside. Post-war stock here frequently sits inside an estate layout throughout SE16. Southwark Council decides the Rotherhithe application, and Surrey Quays anchors the Rotherhithe location plan.
- Elephant and Castle (SE1, SE17) — regenerated quarter, modernist origins defines Elephant and Castle, where post-war estates, new-build towers set what a listed building consent application can do. Post-war stock here frequently sits inside an estate layout across SE1. Any Elephant and Castle listed building consent application is validated by Southwark Council, with Elephant and Castle station the usual Elephant and Castle reference point on the site plan.
- Nunhead (SE15) — Victorian terraces around the cemetery defines Nunhead, where victorian terraces set what a listed building consent application can do. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans across SE15. Any Nunhead listed building consent application is validated by Southwark Council, with Nunhead Cemetery the usual Nunhead reference point on the site plan.
- Bermondsey (SE1, SE16) — a listed building consent application in Bermondsey starts from warehouse conversions, georgian terraces, new-build, and Bermondsey reads as warehouse conversions, Georgian fragments. Applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings in SE1. Southwark Council assesses Bermondsey listed building consent applications against its own Bermondsey character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Bermondsey references Bermondsey Street.
- Borough (SE1) — listed building consent application work in Borough means georgian and victorian terraces, warehouse conversions. Borough is Georgian and Victorian terraces, market quarter. Applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings throughout SE1. Southwark Council decides the Borough application, and Borough Market anchors the Borough location plan.
How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a listed building consent application in Southwark?
How designation changes a Southwark listed building consent application: Southwark Council maintains 43 conservation areas, including Borough, Camberwell Grove, Bermondsey Street. Inside any of them a Southwark listed building consent application cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Camberwell Grove sets the tone for Southwark casework.
Article 4 and your Southwark listed building consent application: Article 4 for HMOs borough-wide; additional Article 4 for office-to-residential in Bermondsey and Elephant & Castle. At a SE1 address that matters twice over, because Southwark Council applies the direction unevenly across Southwark — we read the Southwark policies map for the exact SE1 address before quoting listed building consent applications.
What Southwark is built from: Georgian and Regency in Bermondsey and Borough; Victorian terraces in Camberwell and Peckham; Dulwich Estate controlled housing; riverside new-build. Dulwich Estate private planning scheme affects much of SE21 and SE22; Southwark planning for rest of borough; strong heritage context. That mix decides the listed building consent application route in Southwark more than the postcode does.
Who decides a listed building consent application on the edge of Southwark?
- Bromley — adjoining Southwark, with 48 conservation areas centred on BR1. A listed building consent application on the far side of the Southwark line is determined by Bromley Council, so the Southwark quote for listed building consent applications is checked against Bromley guidance before it is issued.
- Tower Hamlets — cross the Southwark boundary and Tower Hamlets Council takes the listed building consent application instead, applying 58 conservation areas of its own around E1. We re-price listed building consent applications at the Southwark edge because Tower Hamlets policy and Southwark policy rarely align on listed building consent application depth.
- City of London — the City of London boundary runs against Southwark, so a listed building consent application a street from Southwark is decided by City of London Corporation instead. City of London runs 27 conservation areas across EC1 and its neighbours, which is why listed building consent applications priced for Southwark are re-checked against City of London policy whenever the Southwark address sits on that edge.
- Lambeth — adjoining Southwark, with 64 conservation areas centred on SE1. A listed building consent application on the far side of the Southwark line is determined by Lambeth Council, so the Southwark quote for listed building consent applications is checked against Lambeth guidance before it is issued.
Sources for this Southwark listed building consent application page: borough policies maps and
conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries,
the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town
and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended,
and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
