51A Leander Road London SW2 2ND Data via plota.co.uk

26/01207/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Partial removal of the existing boundary wall - Flat A. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Validated
27 May 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Air quality management area: Lambeth 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
Registered park or garden 199 m away: Brockwell Park; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Lambeth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SW2 2ND
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Brixton Rush Common
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Alderton Associates Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, 6 days slower than Lambeth's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 82% of extensions here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
833decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Lambeth in the last twelve months, from validation. Lambeth decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

36 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Jul 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lambeth
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#242 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Lambeth ranks #164 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Lambeth is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lambeth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #274 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #273 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #164 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #209 of 296
46%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
42%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,784
Total decisions
396 refused in the year to March 2026

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