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25/03833/LB - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent for Internal works to all flats involving the rewiring of existing communal hallways and utility room lighting. Partial rewiring of sockets; replacement of fuse box; installation of new fire detection system and surface mounted emergency light fittings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Dec 2025
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Validated
16 Mar 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: 43-47, Clapham Common North Side Sw4
List entry 1184176 · The pin is inside its outline · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Clapham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 231 m away: Clapham Common
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1151 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Lambeth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Tree preservation order 23 m away; Metropolitan Open Land 58 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
Lambeth
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
SW4 0AA
Received
10 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Clapham Town
Case officer
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Target decision
11 May 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
8 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 9 days faster than Lambeth's median of 62 for listed building works. Approved, as 78% of listed building works here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
198decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
11 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lambeth
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#242 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: 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.