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Robert Birbeck Architect
Planning history
30 public planning applications
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Royal Institute of British Architects
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Robert Birbeck Architect’s real planning history from public planning applications, showing where they’ve worked and how often schemes were approved. · Active 2008–2026
approval rate79%
planning applications30
approved schemes23
councils worked in5
What they work on
The kinds of project Robert Birbeck Architect has filed planning applications for.
- Rear extension11
- Extension14
- Basement9
- Conservatory / orangery2
- Balcony / roof terrace2
- Boundary wall / fence / gates5
- Listed building / conservation3
- Demolition5
- Windows & doors7
- Roof / fenestration4
Where they’ve worked
Each pin is a planning application, coloured by the council decision we found.
Council experience
- Southwark · 12 applications since 2008See planning experience in Southwark
- Lambeth · 8 applications since 2008See planning experience in Lambeth
- Lewisham · 7 applications since 2014See planning experience in Lewisham
- Greenwich · 2 applications since 2008See planning experience in Greenwich
- Croydon · 1 application since 2016See planning experience in Croydon
Recent planning applications
- Approved271 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TFAlterations to front lightwell including removal of modern escape stair and lowering of floor to smaller vault
- Refused53 Roupell Street London Lambeth SE1 8TBInstallation of 1x rooflight to main butterfly roof.
- Refused53 Roupell Street London Lambeth SE1 8TBInstallation of 1x rooflight to main butterfly roof.
- ApprovedSt Johns Buildings Canterbury Crescent London SW9 7QHInternal alterations, installation of partition walls at ground and mezzanine level to 5 St Johns Building.
- No decisionSt Johns Buildings Canterbury Crescent London SW9 7QHInternal alterations, installation of partition walls at ground and mezzanine level to 5 St Johns Building. [Associated Listed Building Consent: 24/02068/LB]
- Approved23 Harleyford Road London SE11 5AXInstallation of an en-suite at first floor level and erection of a new partition wall and doorway into the bedroom.
- Approved36 West Square London Southwark SE11 4SPAlterations to the front elevation including top floor window sashes, ground floor bow front and lightwell floor
- Refused271 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TFCellar alterations and new doors to front lightwell
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- Refused271 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0TFRemoval of the existing window on the front elevation (basement level) and installation of double doors. Conversion of the cellar under the front garden into an external bathroom accessed from the main house via the lightwell. Works to include: Repairing brickwork to the cellar entrance, Lowering the floor level in the cellar and underpinning the walls, Lining the cellar walls with a cavity membrane, Inserting a new door to the cellar constructing new steps from the lightwell down to the cellar, Replacing an existing door with a door to match the adjacent doors
- Approved315 Milkwood Road London SE24 0HAApplication for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) with respect to the erection of a rear roof extension with a Juliette balcony and the installation of two front roof lights.
- Approved3 Seymour Place, London, SE25 4XURaising of roof to rear extension, demolition of chimney and insertion of rooflight.
- Approved31 Gladstone Street London SE1 6EYBasement extension, ground floor internal and external alterations to rear of property.
- Approved40 ALBURY STREET, LONDON, SE8 3PSA sample construction of a 1sqm sample brick panel for approval of type of brick, mortar, pointing, and bonding of the external wall to the new closet extension to the rear and new garden wall submitted in compliance with Condition (3)(i) & (ii) of the planning permission (DC/13/85288) dated 17 January 2014 for the installation of a new sash window and formation of a lightwell at basement level to the front elevation of 40 Albury Street SE8, together with internal alterations, alterations to the rear elevation including replacement windows, construction of a single-storey rear extension and garden boundary wall to the side at the rear .
- ApprovedFlat A, 80 St Johns Park, Blackheath, SE3 7JPInstallation of replacement upvc windows on ground floor.
- Approved46 QUEENSWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2QSThe construction of a single storey lean to extension at 46 Queenswood Road SE23 2QS.
- Approved46 QUEENSWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2QSThe construction of a single storey lean to extension at 46 Queenswood Road SE23 2QS.
- Approved40 ALBURY STREET, LONDON, SE8 3PSListed Building Consent for the installation of a new sash window and formation of a lightwell at basement level to the front elevation of 40 Albury Street SE8, together with internal alterations, alterations to the rear elevation including replacement windows, construction of a single-storey rear extension and garden boundary wall to the side at the rear .
- Approved40 ALBURY STREET, LONDON, SE8 3PSThe installation of a new sash window and formation of a lightwell at basement level to the front elevation of 40 Albury Street SE8, together with alterations to the rear elevation, construction of a single-storey rear extension and garden boundary wall to the side at the rear .
- Approved40 ALBURY STREET, LONDON, SE8 3PSThe installation of a new sash window and formation of a lightwell at basement level to the front elevation of 40 Albury Street SE8, together with alterations to the rear elevation, construction of a single-storey rear extension and garden boundary wall to the side at the rear .
- Approved40 ALBURY STREET, LONDON, SE8 3PSListed Building Consent for the installation of a new sash window and formation of a lightwell at basement level to the front elevation of 40 Albury Street SE8, together with internal alterations, alterations to the rear elevation including replacement windows, construction of a single-storey rear extension and garden boundary wall to the side at the rear .
- Approved117B Lordship Lane London SE22 8HUErection of second floor balcony within existing roof.
- Approved564 Wandsworth Road London SW8 3JTErection of a part 1/ part 2 single storey ground floor rear extensions with bio folding door.
- Refused42 West Square London SE11 4SPDemolition of the existing rear extension at ground floor level, partial excavation of garden area behind house and construction of a full width single storey lower ground floor rear extension, including conservatory.
- Refused42 West Square London SE11 4SPDemolition of the existing rear extension at ground floor level, partial excavation of garden area behind house and construction of a full width single storey lower ground floor rear extension, including conservatory, and associated internal alterations.
- Approved25 Crosby Row London SE1 3YDDemolition of a rear single storey extension and construction of new mansard roof with habitable accommodation within.
- Approved25 Crosby Row London SE1 3YDDemolition of rear single storey Victorian extension, demolition of existing roof and construction of new mansard roof with accommodation within; with external and internal alterations including window replacement.
- Approved54 Roupell Street London SE1 8TBEnlargement of a ground floor window to the side elevation.
- Approved25 Crosby Row London SE1 3YDGround floor structural repairs
- Approved25 Crosby Row London SE1 3YDRepair and re-instatement of entrance canopy and surround. Structural repairs to internal brickwall. [RE-SUBMISSION 07-AP-1866]
- Approved18 SHOOTERS HILL ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7BDInternal alterations for ensuite bathroom and associated new window to side elevation, extract fan to rear and connection to existing SVP.
Heritage experience: 3 listed-building or conservation-area consent applications found in official planning applications.
Repeat local work: hired again on 2 different streets, at least two separate homes on each.
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Public council decisions show 23 approved applications for Robert Birbeck Architect across 5 councils, the most recent in 2026. That's a 79% approval rate across 29 decided applications, not a self-declared claim.