Fircroft Primary School Fircroft Road SW17 7PP Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1946 - Application for Full Permission Approved

Proposal

Conversion of existing covered shelter into habitable rooms to be used for teaching, meeting and conference purposes. Alterations to include installation of glazed doors to north elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Validated
10 Jun 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated Standard · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Registered park or garden about 245 m away: Springfield Hospital; Inside the Wandsworth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
SW17 7PP
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Trinity
Case officer
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Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Standard
Applicant
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Agent
OCR Surveying
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Approved, as 80% of changes of use here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
181decided 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
7 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Jul 2026
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

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.