Bright Horizons Battersea Day Nursery and Pre-School 18 Latchmere Road SW11 2DX Data via plota.co.uk

2025/4518 - Application for Full Permission Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing nursery building (Class E) and replacement with part 1/2/3 storey building (plus lower ground floor) to provide new nursery (Class E) with associated refuse/recycling, cycle, scooter and buggy storage. Erection of a three-storey building (plus lower ground floor) building to provide 9 flats with associated amenity space, cycle parking and refuse/recycling facilities (all part of a phased development) (REVISION including tree-related documents and drawings comparing appealed and current scheme). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Dec 2025
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Consultation
15 Jan 2026
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Approved
29 Jun 2026

Approved on 29 Jun 2026 · Full Committee · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Wandsworth Planning Applications Committee on 25 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the revised design addressed earlier outlook concerns and provided housing and an improved nursery.
  • Residents objected over scale, loss of light, privacy, outlook, construction effects, parking and flood risk.
  • The committee voted 8 to 1 to grant planning permission as set out in the report.
Read how the committee decided The proposed development, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Wandsworth's committee minutes of 25 Jun 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 9

Heliport CAA Height Restrictions
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 1772 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Wandsworth AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Heliport CAA Height RestrictionsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Conservation area 90 m away: Battersea Park; Inside the Wandsworth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wandsworth
Application type
Application for Full Permission
Postcode
SW11 2DX
Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Dec 2025
Ward
St Mary's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Feb 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions CIL Liable
Decision date
29 Jun 2026
Decision level
Full Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Verve Planning Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 196 days from validation, 142 days slower than Wandsworth's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
810decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Wandsworth in the last twelve months, from validation. Wandsworth decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
14523216
Site or press notice
15 Jan 2026
Committee
25 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

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Wandsworth
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#164 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wandsworth ranks #172 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wandsworth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #120 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #168 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #172 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #124 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
680 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
36 decided
2,062
Total decisions
206 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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