Leaseholders and freeholders who pay us a charge must request permission to alter their home. Find out how.
You need permission from us to make certain alterations to your home if you:
are a leaseholder and Southwark Council own the freehold of your building
own a freehold house on a Southwark Council estate
own an underlease house on a Southwark Council estate
own an underlease flat and Southwark Council are your direct landlord or freeholder
You should check the terms of:
your lease if you're a leaseholder
freehold transfer if you're a freeholder
If your home is on The Dulwich Estate you may also need to get their permission.
If you've already carried out alterations without applying for consent, you'll need to apply for retrospective consent.
You will also need to get the required planning or building control approval if needed.
You should get advice before carrying out any alterations.
If you carry out alterations without the required permission you'll be in breach of your lease or transfer agreement.
We can:
If you submit a retrospective application for permission you're not guaranteed approval.
When we assess your application we'll take many things into account, including:
We aim to respond within 10 working days, but in busier times we cannot guarantee this.
Be assured that we are processing all applications and will respond as soon as possible.
We cannot guarantee that your alteration request will be accepted. If this is this case we will not refund your application fee.
Find out about about our fees to process your request and alterations that are not allowed.