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2026/1148 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Change of use from residential (Class C3) to 6-bedroom HMO (Class C4). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Approved
22 May 2026

Approved on 22 May 2026 · Delegated Standard · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Wandsworth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed
Postcode
SW17 8SL
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Tooting Bec
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approve No Conditions
Decision date
22 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Standard
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lusher Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 10 days faster than Wandsworth's median of 46 for changes of use. Approved, as 78% of changes of use here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
96decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wandsworth in the last twelve months, from validation. Wandsworth decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
26 May 2026
Wandsworth
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#164 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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