285 Albany Road London Borough of Southwark SE5 0AH
Demolition of Giraffe House to ground level and removal of fencing and redundant play equipment; Erection of temporary hoarding to enclose the site after demolition for an estimated four years, and erection of three temporary, individual, steel public toilet cabins to be in place for an estimated two and a half years.
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Progress
Application details
- Reference
- 25/AP/3125
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Postcode
- SE5 0AH
- Ward
- FARA
- Application type
- All Other
- Property type
- House
Key dates
- Submitted
- 30 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2025
- Comments close
- 24 Mar 2026
- Target decision
- 24 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2026
Estimated project value
£3k–£14k
Typical UK cost for this job type, at inner London rates (2026). Estimated from the proposal description — planning applications do not state build cost. Source: trade estimate.
Recently sold nearby
New owners, recently moved in. First work on a house usually follows within months of completing. 8 recent sales are listed below.
- 2 CHAMBERLAIN COTTAGES, LONDON, SE5 8JDTerraced · £705,0002 months ago21 Aug 2026
- 59 GROVE LANE, LONDON, SE5 8SPTerraced · £905,0002 months ago21 Aug 2026
- 13 ADA ROAD, LONDON, SE5 7RWTerraced · £690,0002 months ago19 Aug 2026
- 31 KEMERTON ROAD, LONDON, SE5 9ARFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £430,0002 months ago18 Aug 2026
- 56 GROVELANDS CLOSE, LONDON, SE5 8JNFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £415,0002 months ago14 Aug 2026
- 22 EASTLAKE ROAD, LONDON, SE5 9QLTerraced · £1,350,0002 months ago14 Aug 2026
- FLAT A, 28 MAUDE ROAD, LONDON, SE5 8NYFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £420,0002 months ago7 Aug 2026
- GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 26 VALMAR ROAD, LONDON, SE5 9NGFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £641,7502 months ago6 Aug 2026
Homes here go for about £665,875 — the median of the last 8 market sales in SE5 (the wider postcode district), £415,000 to £1,350,000.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sales are matched by postcode, not by property, so a sale listed here may be a neighbouring address. England and Wales only.
Planning constraints
No designations recorded at this location. This is not a formal search — always confirm with the local authority before relying on it.
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Recorded changes
- 5 Sept 2026: Approved
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