286 Brixton Road London SW9 6AG

Awaiting decision 26/00880/VOC
Council
Date received
18 Mar 2026
Date validated
18 Mar 2026
Postcode
SW9 6AG

Description

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission ref. 23/01731/FUL (Installation of a new door to provide access to the upper floor residential units. Replacement of the existing shopfront with new heritage style timber shopfront and the replacement of existing single glazed timber frame sash windows with double glazed timber frame sash windows to the front and rear elevations. Amalgamation of the existing retail units at ground floor level, and internal alterations to the upper floor flats to provide a second bedroom in the first floor rear unit.) granted on 19/09/2023. Variation sought: Reconfiguration of flats 1 and 2; addition of a mezzanine gallery to flat 3; and increase in roof parapet by 400mm.

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

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