349 Norwood Road London SE27 9BQ

Pending 26/00900/DET
Council
Date received
20 Mar 2026
Date validated
20 Mar 2026
Postcode
SE27 9BQ

Description

Approval of details pursuant to conditions 4 (servicing management plan), 5 (cycle parking), 6 (refuse storage and recycling) and 7 (travel plan) of planning permission 25/03989/VOC (Removal of condition 4 (Method of Construction Statement) and variation of condition 9 (opening hours) of planning permission ref. 24/02171/FUL (Change of use of the ground floor from car servicing/repair (Use Class B2) to display/sale of goods other than hot food (Use Class E(a)), granted on 27/03/2025. Variations sought: 1. Removal of condition 4. 2. To amend the wording of condition 9 to extend the opening hours on Sundays and Bank Holidays to match those of Monday to Saturday. Existing wording of condition 9: "The use of the premises hereby permitted shall not be open to members of the public other than within the following times: 07.00 Hours to 23.00 Hours - Monday to Saturday 10.00 Hours to 18.00 Hours - Sunday and Bank Holidays." Proposed wording of condition 9: "The use of the premises hereby permitted shall not be open to members of the public other than within the following times: 07.00 Hours to 23.00 Hours - Monday to Sunday, including Bank Holidays." ) Granted on 17.03.2026.

Lambeth
Planning Authority Score
2.9/10
Poor
#238 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Lambeth ranks #173 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. 46% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Lambeth is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
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Lambeth decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #260 of 292
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #256 of 292
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #173 of 292
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #194 of 292
51%
Minor dwellings approved
53 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
40%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,725
Total decisions
347 refused in 2025